NTA To Tell Parl Panel What Constitutes A 'Paper Leak', Reveal If Any Have Occurred Since 2018
NTA To Tell Parl Panel What Constitutes A 'Paper Leak', Reveal If Any Have Occurred Since 2018 Published By, Last Updated: June 07, 2026, 18:55
NTA To Tell Parl Panel What Constitutes A 'Paper Leak', Reveal If Any Have Occurred Since 2018 Published By, Last Updated: June 07, 2026, 18:55 IST NTA officials reportedly maintained that no paper leak had occurred from its system and argued that some of the questions that circulated before exams were from guess papers. Candidates at an examination center appearing for the NEET UG-2025 in New Delhi on May 4, 2025. (Image: PTI) Amid the ongoing probe into the NEET paper leak case, which exposed vulnerabilities in the examination process at multiple confidential levels, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the Testing Agency (NTA) to clearly define what constitutes a “paper leak" and disclose whether any such incidents have occurred in exams conducted by it since 2018, PTI reported, citing sources. The move follows the appearance of NTA officials before the Parliamentary Committee for Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, headed by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh. According to sources, the NTA has been directed to submit its written responses to the committee by June 10.
Panel Questions NTA On NEET-UG 2024 Irregularities During the meeting, NTA representatives reportedly maintained that no paper leak had occurred from the agency’s system and argued that some of the questions circulating before examinations had originated from guess papers. The panel, examining examination-related controversies, has sought detailed written responses from the NTA. The panel also asked the testing body whether it conducted any inquiry into the allegations of irregularities in the NEET-UG 2024 paper (outside of the CBI investigations), the report mentioned. Agency To Submit Replies By June 10 The committee has also sought information on the NTA’s staff strength over the past three years, recruitment undertaken since 2022, and copies of annual reports submitted to the Department of Higher Education during the same period. In addition, the panel has sought a comprehensive status report on the implementation of all 101 recommendations made by the high-level committee led by former ISRO chief K. Radhakrishnan. The expert panel was constituted in June 2024 to suggest reforms aimed at improving transparency, examination processes, institutional functioning and data security within the NTA.
Parliamentary Panel Seeks Answers From CBSE On OSM Row The committee has also sought written answers from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on the issues of the OSM system. The CBSE has been asked to answer the panel’s questions by June 8. The panel also asked the CBSE about reported “changes" between the various Requests for Proposals (RFPs) issued for the OSM system and whether any background checks on COEMPT were conducted before awarding it the contract, the sources added. The panel also sought to know from the CBSE whether it was aware that COEMPT EduTeck and/or its directors were previously associated with Globarena Technologies, whose evaluation software was faulted in the inquiry into the 2019 Telangana Intermediate results and how this was factored into the award decision, the report mentioned, citing sources. The sources said the panel had earlier asked the CBSE to share documents about February 2025, May 2025 and August 2025 RFPs issued for the OSM system, which the CBSE has not complied with. The panel also asked the CBSE to share the action taken on the report of the observers of the OSM dry run and whether the Board shared and/or discussed the observers’ report with the Ministry of Education.
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