National Testing Agency

In its chargesheet, the agency has claimed that 3 NTA-appointed subject experts were part of the conspiracy and allegedly misused their official roles to leak confidential examination material

The transition from pen-and-paper to computer-based testing changes the nature of preparation itself

Six NEET-UG candidates approached the Supreme Court on Tuesday alleging discrepancies between the answers they had marked in their OMR sheets during the examination and the copies of those sheets made available by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The plea was mentioned before Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, seeking an early hearing before the commencement of the counselling process. The lawyer told a bench comprising Chief Justice Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana that the case pertains to six students who secured more than 600 and 650 marks but claim that the OMR sheets uploaded by the NTA differ from the answers they had actually marked during the examination. He also told the court that the students had emailed the NTA and also visited its office, but received no response. The bench then agreed to list the matter for hearing. The NEET-UG 2026 exam, originally held on May 3, was cancelled following a paper leak and was re-conducted on June 21 by the NTA.

Following the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has floated a Rs 7.5-crore tender for round-the-clock security services at its headquarters at Minto Road, regional offices at Okhla, storage facilities and other notified locations. According to the tender document, the move aims to safeguard NTA's personnel, visitors, assets, premises, records, confidential examination material, server rooms, strong rooms and other critical infrastructure. The July 25 Request for Proposal (RFP) said the estimated contract value is "Rs 7.5 crore plus GST (tentative) for a 2-year contract without variation". Bids can be submitted until 3 pm on August 17, and the printing-services tender closes on August 20, it said. The contract will initially remain valid for two years and can be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to satisfactory performance, mutual consent and approval of the competent authority. The tender requires a Rs 15 lakh deposit and wil

NTA is expected to release the CSIR NET 2026 Provisional Answer Key soon on portal. Alongside, candidates will also be able to download their response sheet and question paper

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The Supreme Court is set to hear pleas seeking NTA reforms and dissolution over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, while the Delhi High Court will hear a PIL seeking an NIA probe into police action

The testing agency said the circulated OMR answer sheets were digitally manipulated, maintained that all declared results match original records

Maharashtra had the highest representation among the top 138 rank holders, while 1.121 million candidates qualified for medical admissions

Nearly 20 lakh candidates appeared for NEET-UG 2026, with over 11.21 lakh qualifying for undergraduate medical and allied courses; women accounted for more than 58 per cent of qualifiers

NEET UG 2026 candidates have been urged by NTA to update their bank account details by July 7. Refund processing for candidates who were successfully verified has already started

The NTA said the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination was conducted under extensive security measures, including biometric authentication, CCTV surveillance and multi-layered monitoring