NEET: SC Directs NTA to Inform on Steps Taken to Implement Recommendations of Radhakrishnan Panel
The court said NEET reforms must be institutionalised and ordered the National Testing Agency to report on steps taken to implement two expert panels' recommendations.
- On Wednesday, the Supreme Court directed the National Testing Agency to report on implementing reforms recommended by the Radhakrishnan Committee and the Nandan Nilekani committee for NEET examinations.
- Following a NEET-UG paper leak, the Ministry of Education established the seven-member Radhakrishnan Committee and a task force led by Infosys co-founder Nilekani to overhaul security protocols.
- Solicitor General Tushar Mehta detailed security measures including GPS-tracked vehicles and independent question bank moderators, describing the system as "foolproof" and difficult to breach.
- A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and Alok Aradhe requested that Mehta file a fresh affidavit detailing the progress of structural reforms in the examination process.
- The bench emphasized that systemic institutionalization is required to ensure consistency across examinations, noting that security must remain robust between consecutive exam cycles.
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Centre briefs SC over NEET security system, says 'foolproof, difficult to breach'
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta explained that at first, a bank of 500 questions were created by several set of moderators. From this lot, other moderators prepare four different question papers having 100 questions each.
What steps taken to implement NEET reforms: SC asks NTA
The Supreme Court has directed the National Testing Agency (NTA) to provide an update on the implementation of recommendations from the Radhakrishnan panel and the Nandan Nilekani committee, which were formed to suggest reforms for the NEET exams following a paper leak. The court emphasised the need to institutionalise these reforms, while the Solicitor General highlighted the existing foolproof security measures for the examination process.
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“The Radhakrishnan Committee has correctly said it is a systemic problem which needs institutionalisation, which is the most important part of it. This process on paper everything is good. But then one exam happens and by the time the second exam happens it is a new picture all together,” the Bench said
NEET: Supreme Court asks NTA to detail steps on reform panel recommendations - The Tribune
Observing that there is a need to institutionalise the reforms in NEET exams, the Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the National Testing Agency to inform it about the steps taken to implement recommendations of the Radhakrishnan panel and the Nandan Nilekani committee.
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