'No NEET paper leak through NTA system', testing agency chief tells MPs

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• NEET (Representational) NEW DELHI: NTA director general Abhishek Singh on Thursday told the parliamentary panel that the NEET-UG 2026 paper was not leaked "through their system" and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing the matter.Several MPs on Thursday grilled top Testing Agency (NTA) officials over the alleged NEET paper leak during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports.The parliamentary panel had summoned senior education ministry officials, including education secretary Vineet Joshi, along with NTA chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi and DG Abhishek Singh.
• The NTA officials reportedly gave a detailed presentation on the recommendations of the Radhakrishnan Committee report on reforms in the examination agency.As per PTI, several MPs questioned the NTA on the steps being taken to strengthen the examination system and prevent future paper leaks.
• Sources told the agency that when MPs asked how the NEET paper was leaked...