NEET-UG Leak Probe Deepens With CBI Arrests as Supreme Court Takes Up Overhaul Calls

Overview

• The Central Bureau of Investigation said it has arrested five people in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, as police in a parallel multi-state effort caught a key suspect in Nashik.
• The controversy has reached the Supreme Court, and national medical groups are urging a redesign of an admissions system that hinges on a single nationwide test.
• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan convened a high-level meeting on a fresh conduct of NEET, and a later report by The Sunday Guardian Live said the ministry announced a shift to fully computer-based testing to strengthen security.
• Congress named V. D. Satheesan as Kerala chief minister, with Times Now reporting a May 18 swearing-in after days of party deliberations.
• India raised import tariffs on gold and silver to 15 percent in a move reported as aimed at discouraging precious‑metal inflows and supporting a weak rupee.