Parliamentary panel urges computer-based NEET UG and stricter vetting of exam paper setters

The parliamentary panel chaired by Digvijaya Singh has proposed that the NEET UG exam move to a computer-based platform and that the National Testing Agency develop extensive question banks usable without prior knowledge of individual setters. It further suggested a framework to hold the NTA accountable to Parliament and to establish a vetting mechanism for paper setters to ensure their integrity. These measures were prompted by the cancellation of the 2026 NEET UG despite prior safeguards and by a CBI investigation that led to the arrest of a chemistry lecturer alleged to have supplied exam content to coaching classes in Pune. The committee highlighted the need for procedural reforms to restore confidence in the exam process.