Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Education Minister Reviews Exams Amid Possible NEET UG CBT Shift
Education Minister Pralhad Joshi met officials to discuss upcoming exams.
They talked about making exams safer and easier for students.
One idea is to hold NEET UG 2027 on computers instead of using paper.
The National Testing Agency is studying how such a change could work.
No final decision has been made yet.
The change would require many testing centres and strong coordination.
The discussion follows concerns about exam security and a NEET paper-leak controversy.
A task force led by Nandan Nilekani is studying wider exam reforms.
Students must wait for an official National Testing Agency announcement.
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi reviewed national-examination preparations with National Testing Agency officials.
The review addressed examination security, student experience and coordination across the examination system.
The National Testing Agency is developing a computer-based testing strategy for NEET UG 2027.
A final decision on changing NEET UG 2027 to online testing has not been made.
The decision is expected after a public-examination reform task force led by Nandan Nilekani reports.
- Who
- Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi, National Testing Agency officials and Department of Higher Education officials.
- What
- Officials reviewed national-examination preparations and the possible shift of NEET UG 2027 to computer-based testing.
- Why
- To strengthen examination security, improve the student experience and coordinate reforms across the examination system.
Supporters of CBT
Cautious View
Examination security
Supporters of CBT
A computer-based format is being considered as part of efforts to strengthen the security and conduct of national-level examinations.
Cautious View
The proposed change remains under examination following concerns about the broader public-examination system, and no format has been confirmed.
Implementation
Supporters of CBT
The National Testing Agency is preparing a computer-based testing infrastructure strategy for NEET UG 2027.
Cautious View
Moving an examination with nearly 25 lakh candidates would require extensive testing infrastructure and coordination across centres.
Student certainty
Supporters of CBT
The possible transition is being examined alongside efforts to improve the student experience.
Cautious View
Candidates must wait for the official National Testing Agency notification for confirmation of the examination mode and other details.
- Examination under review
- NEET UG 2027
- Possible format
- Computer-based testing
- Current status
- No final decision has been taken
- Candidates
- Nearly 25 lakh candidates appear for NEET UG each year
- Reform task force
- Led by Nandan Nilekani
- Review participants
- Pralhad Joshi, National Testing Agency officials and Department of Higher Education officials
- Reason for reform momentum
- Concerns over examination security and the NEET paper-leak controversy