[Marxistindia] Resolution on NEET: Condemn Leakage of NEET Exam Paper; Scrap NTA; Fix Accountability

[news from the cpi(m)]

May 23, 2026

Resolution on NEET

 

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which is
meeting from 22-24 May in HKS Surjeet Bhawan, New Delhi, has unanimously
adopted the following resolution on NEET:

 

Condemn Leakage of NEET Exam Paper

Scrap NTA; Fix Accountability

 

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) expresses
its deep concern and anguish over the repeated leakage of NEET exam papers
conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

 

Since its establishment in 2017, there have been at least four instances
when leakages were exposed. There have been a host of problems with the
conduct of exams through this central agency, apart from it being highly
unequal and hostile. Apart from that, while institutional accountability is
minimimal, as a Rajya Sabha Committee report pointed out in 2023, thousands
of crores are being earned by the agency as revenue.

 

In the light of the above it is incumbent that the National Testing Agency
(NTA) is scrapped and accountability is fixed for the current leakage of the
NEET exam paper.  The agency has lost credibility which cannot be redeemed
with cosmetic changes. Conduct of examinations should be decentralised and
handed back to relevant the government institutes.

 

The NTA Director's claim that the NEET-UG 2026 paper was "not leaked through
the system" is an effort to cover up and protect those responsible. Initial
reports point to the political links of the accused with the ruling party.
This should be thoroughly probed. The CPI(M) demands an impartial probe into
the leak and a strong deterrent action on those responsible. 

 

The nearly 22 lakh students affected by this leak are under huge
psychological pressure and their families are facing big financial stress.
In addition, the newly implemented On Screen Marking (OSM) by the CBSE for
class 12 exams, is in a mess and will seriously affect the future of more
than 17 lakh students. The Prime Minister and the Union Government are
insensitive to their concerns.

 

CPI(M) stands in solidarity with the students and youth of the country and
their sentiment, that the Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has no
right to continue. He should resign from office immediately.

 

Muralidharan

(For CPI(M) Central Committee Office)

 

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