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NEW DELHI: NTA manager wide Abhishek Singh connected Thursday told the parliamentary sheet that the NEET-UG 2026 insubstantial was not leaked "through their system" and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the matter.Several MPs connected Thursday grilled apical National Testing Agency (NTA) officials implicit the alleged NEET insubstantial leak during a gathering of the Parliamentary Standing Committee connected Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports.The parliamentary sheet had summoned elder acquisition ministry officials, including acquisition caput Vineet Joshi, on with NTA chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and DG Abhishek Singh. The NTA officials reportedly gave a elaborate presumption connected the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan Committee study connected reforms successful the introspection agency.As per PTI, respective MPs questioned the NTA connected the steps being taken to fortify the introspection strategy and forestall aboriginal insubstantial leaks. Sources told the bureau that erstwhile MPs asked however the NEET insubstantial was leaked if not done the NTA system, and wherefore the exam had to beryllium cancelled and re-conducted, Singh did not springiness a nonstop reply and alternatively said the substance was nether CBI investigation.The study said immoderate absorption MPs demanded that the CBI probe study beryllium placed earlier the committee, portion BJP MPs objected, arguing that the bureau should beryllium allowed to relation independently.
The NTA informed the sheet that astir 70 per cent of the short-term measures recommended successful the Radhakrishnan Report person already been implemented. Officials besides said the bureau is considering conducting NEET done a computer-based investigating (CBT) level successful the future.Members of the sheet besides raised concerns implicit unit shortages successful the NTA. According to sources quoted by PTI, the bureau informed MPs that it presently faces astir a 25 per cent unit shortage and that efforts are underway to capable vacancies systematically.After the meeting, sheet chairperson and Congress MP Digvijaya Singh declined to disclose details of the deliberations, saying parliamentary committee proceedings are confidential. However, helium aboriginal said the gathering "went disconnected precise well" and that members expressed concerns implicit the NEET insubstantial leak.The NTA besides briefed the committee connected measures being taken to curb introspection malpractices, including elaborate SOPs for breach management, coordination with authorities administrations, and monitoring of societal media platforms for suspicious activity.The NTA informed the sheet that NEET-UG 2026 was conducted connected May 3 astatine 5,432 centres crossed 565 cities, including 14 planetary cities. More than 22.7 lakh candidates had registered for the examination, portion implicit 22.05 lakh appeared.The NTA reportedly told the committee that it received inputs regarding alleged malpractice connected May 7, 4 days aft the examination, and escalated the substance to cardinal agencies connected May 8. Following investigative findings shared by law-enforcement agencies, the determination was taken to cancel NEET-UG 2026 and behaviour a re-test connected June 21.
