‘Sad they have not learnt lesson’: Supreme Court on NTA after 2026 NEET paper leak
The Supreme Court expressed disappointment that the National Testing Agency (NTA) has not learned from previous NEET paper leak incidents. The court has directed the NTA to file an affidavit regarding compliance with earlier recommendations. A plea has been filed to replace the NTA with a more robust and autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance exam.
- ▪The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the NTA, Centre, and CBI regarding the NEET paper leak.
- ▪The court is seeking an affidavit from the NTA on compliance with directions given in 2024.
- ▪The Federation of All India Medical Association has called for the restructuring of the NTA due to recurring paper leaks.
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‘Sad they have not learnt lesson’: Supreme Court on NTA after 2026 NEET paper leakA bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe directed the NTA to file an affidavit by Thursday on compliance with the court's directions issued in 2024.Updated on: May 25, 2026 12:13 PM ISTBy HT News DeskShare viaCopy link The Supreme Court on Monday said it was sad that NTA has not learned from the earlier NEET paper leak, and sought responses from the Centre, NTA, and the CBI on pleas seeking the replacement of the testing agency with a robust, autonomous body to conduct the medical entrance exam.The top court, which issued notice on a plea filed by the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), through lawyer Tanvi Dubey, said it is tagging all the similar matters together.
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