# Pralhad Joshi holds first NTA meet after NEET paper leak furor 2026-08-10T05:47:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Union minister Pralhad Joshi, who took additional charge of education after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned, held his first meeting on NTA matters on Sunday. Officials including NTA director general Abhishek Singh and higher education secretary Vineet Joshi attended, Hindustan Times reports. The meeting came after criticism over a suspected NEET-UG 2026 paper leak in May and delays in UGC-NET June 2026 answer keys. A senior NTA official told HT that the delay was not discussed. Joshi said on X that the focus is on building a “robust, transparent and credible examination ecosystem”. The NTA has invited applications for 22 posts including cybersecurity and vigilance roles, following the Radhakrishnan committee’s October 2024 recommendations. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: education policy, exam reforms, NEET paper leak, NTA, Pralhad Joshi, UGC-NET delays Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/joshi-meets-nta-officials-vows-stronger-exam-system-after-neet-row/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/joshi-meets-nta-officials-vows-stronger-exam-system-after-neet-row/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.