Petitions seeking changes to the National Testing Agency were listed for a further Supreme Court hearing on May 29, following the bench's May 25 proceedings reported by IANS. The listing concerned demands for examination reforms after the NEET-UG controversy; it did not itself settle whether the agency would be restructured or replaced.
Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe had asked NTA to explain the status of compliance with earlier committee recommendations. IANS also reported a request for a separate affidavit from K. Radhakrishnan on implementation. The petitions included demands for computer-based testing and a more independent examination authority with stronger accountability.
PTI's account of the earlier hearing put the affidavit deadline at May 28. FAIMA also sought temporary monitoring of the re-examination by a panel led by a retired Supreme Court judge with cybersecurity and forensic specialists. Those proposed arrangements were petitioners' requests, distinct from the bench's direction to obtain responses.
Meanwhile, the Education Ministry announced on May 27 that Dharmendra Pradhan and Radhakrishnan had reviewed preparations for the NEET-UG re-examination. The meeting included the higher education secretary, NTA's director general, other agency officials and ministry representatives. The ministry identified Radhakrishnan as chairman of the steering committee monitoring implementation of NTA reform recommendations.
NTA's director general briefed the meeting on additional security measures. The official account specifically describes assessment of existing surveillance and plans to strengthen it. Pradhan also called for adequate facilities and a student-friendly environment at examination centres, placing conditions for candidates alongside protection of the examination process.
The ministry said the re-examination was scheduled for June 21 at more than 5,400 centres in 550 cities. That was the published preparation timetable before the listed hearing. The ministry's operational review and the litigation addressed related but separate matters: organising the forthcoming test and examining compliance with previously recommended institutional safeguards.
