NEET-UG 2026 re-examination will be held on June 21, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced, days after the May 3 exam was cancelled amid a paper leak controversy. He said the next NEET-UG starting in 2027 will be conducted as a computer-based test, planned across 10 days in 20 sessions with normalisation for the test format. The decision followed talks between the education and health ministries, with health initially opposed citing digital divide and leak concerns.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced that India will phase out OMR sheet-based exams starting in 2027, with major national entrance tests moving entirely to computer-based tests (CBT). The government says the shift targets persistent problems such as question paper leaks, impersonation, cheating, and logistical hurdles tied to paper transport. Officials claim CBT will improve security and surveillance, reduce human intervention in evaluation, speed up results, and standardize testing across examination centres.
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The National Testing Agency has cancelled NEET UG 2026 after fresh paper leak claims, repeating the move made in 2024. The editorial argues that key NEET reform proposals still haven’t been implemented. Experts call for expanding seats and linking admissions more closely with school syllabi to ease competition and undercut the coaching industry’s hold on students.
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