After NEET-UG 2026 Cancellation, Plea In Supreme Court To Replace NTA & Conduct Fresh Exam Under Judicial Supervision

The Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) has moved the Supreme Court challenging “systemic failure” of the National Testing Agency (NTA) in conducting NEET-UG 2026.

The petition, filed through advocate Tanvi Dubey, seeks directions to replace or fundamentally restructure the NTA and to conduct a fresh NEET-UG 2026 examination under judicial supervision.

The plea asks the Court to direct the Union Government to replace the NTA with a “more robust, technologically advanced, and autonomous body” for conducting NEET examinations.

The plea has been filed days after the NTA cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 following allegations of a paper leak and after the Centre handed over the probe to the CBI. Reports have stated that “guess papers” circulating on WhatsApp and Telegram allegedly matched more than 100 questions in the actual examination paper.

The plea also seeks constitution of a High-Powered Monitoring Committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge, along with a cybersecurity expert and a forensic scientist, to supervise the re-conduct of NEET-UG 2026 until a new independent examination body is formally constituted.

The petition seeks a direction to re-conduct NEET-UG 2026 under the scrutiny of a judicially appointed high-powered committee until the proposed NEIC or an interim oversight committee constituted by this Court has verified and certified the security of the revised examination process.

Further, the plea seeks directions for digital locking of question papers and a transition to a Computer Based Test (CBT) model to eliminate the physical chain-of-custody risks.

FAIMA has also sought a direction to the CBI to file a status report before the Supreme Court within four weeks regarding the investigation into the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, including details of the network identified, arrests made, persons charged and progress of prosecution.

The petition also seeks publication of centre-wise results of NEET-UG 2026 as and when available to enable transparent detection of anomalies.