Overview
- The NTA cancelled the May 3 NEET‑UG after investigators found a circulated ‘guess paper’ that matched many exam questions and the agency has scheduled a re‑exam for June 21.
- On May 25 a Supreme Court bench ordered the NTA and K. Radhakrishnan, who led the 2024 reform panel, to file affidavits about implementation of the panel’s recommendations and listed the matter for further hearing on May 29.
- The CBI is leading a criminal probe that has conducted multiple searches, seized digital devices and made arrests across several cities as investigators work to map the leak network.
- Petitioners including FAIMA and the United Doctors Front have asked the court to dismantle or restructure the NTA and to require computer‑based testing, encrypted digital paper transmission, biometric ID checks and a court‑monitored oversight body before any re‑test.
- More than 22 lakh candidates were affected by the cancellation, raising pressure for fast judicial scrutiny and durable reforms to prevent future breaches and to protect students’ admissions timelines.