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Pralhad Joshi holds first NTA meet after NEET paper leak furor
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
Not all ills are cured by a change in minister. The real test for Pralhad Joshi is whether he can enforce the Radhakrishnan committee’s recommendations to reduce NTA’s dependence on outsourced staff and bolster cybersecurity. Watch if Vineet Joshi, ordered to Panchayati Raj by August 1, is actually moved. That will tell us if the ministry is serious about ending the revolving door of accountability.
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