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Supreme Court seeks affidavit on Radhakrishnan exam reforms
News On Air··20 Aug
On 19 August 2026, the Supreme Court directed the Union Education Secretary to file an affidavit on steps to implement the Radhakrishnan Committee recommendations, as refined by the Nandan Nilekani panel. The Bench said the National Testing Agency needs secure centres, cyber systems and a permanent exam mechanism. The order came while hearing pleas on the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.
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What It Means For You
- If you sat NEET-UG in 2026, this hearing is the court's follow-up after the leak, asking what of the 101 Radhakrishnan suggestions have actually been put in place.
- Anyone waiting on the next NTA calendar can note the Education Secretary has three weeks to file an affidavit with timelines, not only a list of new posts.
- If you track printing and transport of papers, Mehta told the Bench that sealed boxes go to identified presses under CCTV and CISF watch.
What's Happening
- The court said it was not seeking to micro-manage NTA but wanted the agency institutionalised so expertise is not lost when officers move.
- It asked whether director-rank security officers, testing centres, a sovereign exam database and research capacity recommended by the panel exist.
- News On Air recorded that the Radhakrishnan Committee submitted its report to the Education Ministry in October 2024 after the 2024 leak controversy.
What The 101 Recommendations Were Meant To Fix
- Former ISRO chief K Radhakrishnan chaired the 2024 panel after the NEET-UG leak that year; the Nilekani task force was later asked to refine technology, including AI and blockchain.
- The government has already cited the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act and new NTA posts in an 4 August affidavit.
- Mehta suggested Radhakrishnan join the Nilekani force so the earlier panel's work is not dropped lock, stock and barrel when a new committee starts.
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