The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports will seek the views of top Education Ministry officials on the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and on reforms of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts centralised admission tests for various higher education 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, as well as an update on the investigation into the alleged NEET-UG paper leak case.
The committee, headed by senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, has summoned the Secretary of the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Vineet Joshi, and NTA Chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi for deliberations.
The NTA cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 amid allegations of irregularities. Nearly 23 lakh candidates had registered for the test, which was administered across the country.
According to the NTA, information regarding the alleged malpractice was received on the evening of May 7, four days after the exam was held.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday (May 15, 2026) announced that the NEET-UG re-examination would be held on June 21, adding that the medical entrance exam would be conducted in a computer-based format from next year.
The panel will also deliberate on the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on education and on strategies to enhance students’ employability. Representatives from Anthropic India, Pratham, IIT Kanpur, Infosys and IIT Madras are among those summoned for the discussions.
Published - May 18, 2026 04:39 pm IST
Source: The Hindu - India News
