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Supreme Court seeks NTA reform progress affidavit
The Hindu··20 Aug
On 19 August 2026, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to file an affidavit within three weeks on steps taken to implement Radhakrishnan Committee recommendations, as refined by the Nandan Nilekani task force. Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said NTA reforms must be institutionalised. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said the Nilekani panel held its first meeting that day.
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What It Means For You
- If you sat NEET-UG in 2026, the court recorded that the leaked paper led to cancellation and left more than 23 lakh medical aspirants without that cycle.
- Anyone waiting on the next round of public exams can note the Bench asked the Centre to state, within three weeks, what Radhakrishnan reforms have actually been put in place.
- If you follow NTA appointments, the government had already listed senior posts in a 4 August affidavit, and Mehta agreed a permanent mechanism was needed to keep those changes.
What's Happening
- Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe told the Solicitor General that a new committee should not wipe out an earlier panel lock, stock and barrel.
- The Centre has constituted a task force chaired by Nandan Nilekani for technology changes, including AI and blockchain, and said its first meeting was held on 19 August.
- The court compared NTA's record with the Union Public Service Commission, which it said has conducted public exams without similar disruption.
Why The Court Asked For Institutional Memory
- The seven-member Radhakrishnan Committee was set up by the Education Ministry after the NEET-UG leak to recommend reforms in exam processes, data security and the NTA's structure.
- The government told the court that any change in NEET-UG design would be taken only with the Union Health Ministry and the National Medical Commission, and that candidates would get advance notice.
- The Centre said it was preparing a Learnings Note after each public exam, recording challenges, actions taken and practices to be carried forward.
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