The Federation of All India Medical Association on Wednesday filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the “systemic failure” of the National Testing Agency in conducting the 2026 undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.
The petition sought directions to “replace or fundamentally restructure” the National Testing Agency, which conducts the entrance test for admission to undergraduate medical courses in India, with a “more robust, technologically advanced and autonomous” body.
The petition was filed a day after the National Testing Agency cancelled the 2026 NEET-UG, which was conducted on May 3, following allegations of a paper leak. The National Testing Agency announced that the test will be re-conducted, and the dates will be notified separately.
In its petition, the Federation of All India Medical Association sought the appointment of a high-powered monitoring committee chaired by a retired judge, along with a cybersecurity expert and a forensic scientist, to supervise the re-conduct of the 2026 NEET-UG until a new independent body is formed.
The national body representing doctors and medical students also called for interim oversight by such a committee pending the constitution of the independent body. It asked the court to direct the committee to supervise the re-examination and certify the security of the revised system before it is implemented.
It further sought directions for the digital locking of...
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