The Federation of All India Medical Association has moved the Supreme Court seeking a complete overhaul of the National Testing Agency and a court supervised reconduct of NEET UG 2026. The plea proposes a judicially appointed committee to oversee exam integrity, potentially staffed by a retired Supreme Court judge, a cybersecurity expert, and a forensic scientist.
India’s NEET (UG) 2026 has been cancelled over alleged paper leaks, triggering a CBI inquiry and a re-exam. The disruption spotlights a wider pattern: top medical entry tests worldwide—from USMLE and MCAT to PLAB—are heavily contested, tightly controlled, and known for extremely demanding pass rates that sift only the most prepared candidates.
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NEET UG 2026 logged a massive turnout with 22.7 lakh registered candidates and 96.9% appearing for the exam. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Bihar together contributed about 41.4% of all aspirants, underscoring their dominance in medical demand. Gujarat topped attendance at 98.1%, highlighting strong participation even as the exam scaled up nationwide.
The Supreme Court has asked the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences to explain why it drastically reduced the NEET-PG 2025-26 qualifying cut-off percentiles. The move follows concerns that many postgraduate medical seats remain unfilled. The court wants a balance between resolving the vacancy crisis and protecting the standards of postgraduate admissions.
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