A parliamentary committee scheduled a May 21 review of the alleged NEET-UG paper leak and implementation of reforms at the National Testing Agency. PTI reported, citing a Rajya Sabha notice, that the Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports had called senior officials for deliberations.
The committee, chaired by Digvijaya Singh, sought the participation of Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi and NTA chairperson Pradeep Kumar Joshi. Its agenda included progress on the K Radhakrishnan Committee's recommendations and an update on the investigation. The hearing was planned after the May 3 examination was cancelled amid allegations of irregularities.
PTI also reported separate discussions on artificial intelligence and employability, with representatives from Anthropic India, Pratham, IIT Kanpur, Infosys and IIT Madras among those called. Those sessions were part of the committee's wider education work, distinct from its scrutiny of the entrance examination and the testing agency's reform programme.
For candidates, NTA's published retest FAQ fixed the replacement examination for Sunday, June 21, from 2 pm to 5.15 pm. It explained that the additional 15 minutes were for documentation, verification and other formalities, rather than an announcement of extra time to answer the paper.
The agency said candidates could update their present address and select two city choices. A new centre would be allotted on the basis of the chosen city and might differ from the earlier centre. The examination medium selected in the original application remained fixed. No additional fee was required for appearing in the retest.
The FAQ said a facility to provide bank details for refund of the examination fee would be available by May 21 and directed centre-related complaints to the NTA helpdesk with supporting documents. These arrangements addressed the immediate repeat examination; the parliamentary agenda separately sought answers about the alleged leak and the implementation of institutional reforms.
