Medical body moves Supreme Court over systemic failure in NEET-UG 2026 exam paper leak

New Delhi: A medical association has approached the Supreme Court alleging “systemic failure” in the conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 exam for admissions in undergraduate medical courses and seeking reforms in the test system following the cancellation of the exam over irregularities.

The NEET (UG) 2026 exam held on May 3 by the National Testing Agency (NTA) was cancelled on May 12 amid allegations of paper leak which is now being probed by the CBI.

The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), through lawyer Tanvi Dubey, has moved the court seeking a complete overhaul of the national testing framework, including the replacement of the NTA with a more robust and autonomous body.

The plea sought replacement of the NTA with a “technologically advanced and autonomous body” to restore the credibility and integrity of medical entrance examinations.

It also cited reports claiming that “guess papers” circulated on encrypted messaging platforms such as WhatsApp and Telegram matched more than 100 questions from the actual examination paper.

It also urged the court to constitute a high-powered monitoring committee, headed by a retired Supreme Court judge and comprising cybersecurity and forensic experts, to supervise the re-conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 examination.

The cancellation has left more than 22 lakh medical aspirants and their families in uncertainty over the fresh examination schedule, admit cards, test centres and counselling timelines.