Supreme Court Slams NTA Over NEET Crisis, Govt May Use IAF For Exam Security | News9

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:00]Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has come down heavily on the handing of the NEET crisis, especially when it comes to accountability is completely missing in the NTA's exam system. Calling the repeated disruptions traumatic for students and families, the court warned that ad hoc fixes will not stop further paper leaks. In a sharp comparison, the bench noted that the UPSC has never faced a paper leak crisis and said that the NTA must learn from that model. The court has now asked the center to submit roadmap to overhaul the NTA structure and fix responsibility at every level.

[00:00:36]Defending its handling of the NEET controversy before the Supreme Court, the center has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the security process for the retest. The government told the court that fresh vulnerabilities in the examination system have been identified and corrected mechanisms are now being put in place. It also said a detailed review of the entire examination chain has been carried out, but maintained that certain security measures cannot be disclosed publicly in the interest of the exam integrity. In fact, according to the information being received, government is mulling the use of IAF for the NEET exam. That is, IAF aircraft will be flying in the NEET papers. So, this is the level at which the government is ensuring that the retest is carried out with complete security.

[00:01:30]Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has come down heavily on the handing of the NEET crisis, especially when it comes to accountability is completely missing in the NTA's exam system. Calling the repeated disruptions traumatic for students and families, the court warned that ad hoc fixes will not stop further paper leaks. In a sharp comparison, the bench noted that the UPSC has never faced a paper leak crisis and said that the NTA must learn from that model. The court has now asked the center to submit a detailed roadmap to overhaul the NTA structure and fix responsibility at every level. Defending its handling of the NEET controversy before the Supreme Court, the center has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the security process for the retest. The government told the court that fresh vulnerabilities in the examination system have been identified and corrected mechanisms are now being put in place. It also said a detailed review of the entire examination chain has been carried out but maintained that certain security measures cannot be disclosed publicly in the interest of the exam integrity. In fact, according to the information being received, government is mulling the use of IAF for the NEET exam. That is, IAF aircraft will be flying in the NEET papers. So, this is the level at which the government is ensuring that the retest is carried out with complete security.