NEW DELHI: Union training minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday introduced that NEET UG exams will go laptop based mostly from subsequent yr, whereas addressing on the row surrounding paper leak.He addressed on the difficulty of paper leek and alleged irregularities within the examination, clarifying that the federal government has “zero tolerance in the direction of malpractices.”His announcement got here days after big uproar that adopted the NEET UG 2026 examination paper leak.Dharmendra Pradhan stated, “The foundation explanation for this was OMR and subsequently, from the subsequent yr, the examination will likely be carried out in Laptop-Based mostly Check (CBT) mode.”Pradhan stated the Nationwide Testing Company had acquired a criticism shortly after the examination and that an investigation was instantly initiated.He stated, “The brand new dates of the re-examination have been declared for June twenty first… The examination happened on third Might and on seventh Might, NTA acquired a criticism that the guess paper had some questions that had been current within the Query sheets this time. The Greater Schooling Division initiated a right away inquiry and handed it over to the federal government company… They contacted the state companies and by Might twelfth, we had been confirmed that, underneath the guise of a guess paper, the precise examination questions had certainly been leaked…”Explaining the rationale behind the choice, he added, “We didn’t need any deserving pupil to be disadvantaged of their rights as a result of machinations of fraudulent candidates or the conspiracies of the training mafia… this resolution elicited two distinct units of opinions throughout the nation—notably throughout the pupil neighborhood. We acknowledge and respect each these viewpoints. We contemplate it our accountability to discover a decision to this example…”Pradhan added “We’ve got zero tolerance in the direction of malpractices and it is a lengthy combat towards the examination mafia… Numerous social media handles try to unfold misinformation, the system is being challenged and in view of this, the investigation has been handed over to the CBI, who’ve initiated rapid motion. It is going to go to the depths of the breach…” He stated “We is not going to let malpractices occur this time… We’re all very unhappy and apprehensive in regards to the candidates, however we needed to take this troublesome resolution within the curiosity of the nation…”In the meantime, the NTA, earlier within the day, introduced that the NEET UG re-examination will now be carried out on Sunday, June 21. The choice comes amid widespread criticism and backlash over alleged lapses within the conduct of the examination and the dealing with of the criticism course of.
