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NEET-UG 2026 Paper Leak Row: Parliamentary Panel Summons NTA Chief To Review Exam Reforms On May 21
24htopnews | May 19, 2026 12:09 AM CST

A parliamentary panel has summoned NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and senior Education Ministry officials to review NTA reforms and the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case on May 21. The committee will also examine investigation updates, AI in education and implementation of key education policy reforms.

New Delhi, May 18: A parliamentary panel has decided to review the implementation of reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA), as well as the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, and has summoned NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and other bureaucrats for deliberations.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will seek the views of top Education Ministry bureaucrats on the alleged paper leak and reforms in the NTA, which holds centralised admission tests for various undergraduate courses, on May 21, a Rajya Sabha notice said.

The agenda includes a review of the implementation of the K Radhakrishnan Committee report on NTA reforms and an update on the investigation into the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case.

The committee, headed by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, has summoned Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Vineet Joshi, and NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi for deliberations.


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