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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

NEET UG 2026 Paper Leak: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan vows strict CBI action and makes big change for next year

Amid mounting outrage over the NEET paper leak controversy, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced a major overhaul of the NEET examination process, saying the medical entrance test will be conducted in a computer-based format from next year.

"From next year, NEET exam will be computer-based as they are better than OMR-based tests," the minister said. "CBT (computer-based test) mode of exam is comparatively better than OMR. It is a bit protected. Cybercrime has become a big world in itself. There are challenges, however, we will have to trust the system of our country."

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