In the wake paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has told a parliamentary panel that corrective measures have been taken for the NEET re-examination scheduled on June 21.Abhishek Singh, Director General of the NTA, was asked by Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports Digvijay Singh on the corrective measures being taken to ensure that the re-examination would be leak proof.“Abhishek Singh has stated that corrective measures have been taken to ensure nothing untoward happens,” a source aware of the matter said.During previous meeting, the NTA chief had stated that paper didn’t leak at their end.Representatives of the United Doctors Front (UDF) were not allowed to present their views on issues pertaining to the NEET before the parliamentary panel despite receiving a formal invite a week ago. They, however, submitted their proposal to Digvijay.The meeting was called by the parliamentary panel regarding the use of pen-and-paper testing versus computer- based test and issues concerning the NEET and the NTA after the paper leak.Sources said a few BJP MPs opposed the presence of UDF representatives in the meeting.Dr Lakshya Mittal, Chairperson of the UDF said, “During a personal interaction, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee conveyed his inability to facilitate UDF’s participation due to opposition from a majority of members of the committee. While expressing regret over the situation, the UDF representatives separately, accepted the detailed representation, and assured that the submissions would be taken on record.”Mittal said it was unfortunate that an organisation representing the concerns of young doctors and medical aspirants across the country was not given an opportunity to present its views before the committee.In its representation submitted to the committee, the UDF recommended the constitution of a new statutory national examination authority through an Act of Parliament, replacing the existing structure of NTA to ensure greater transparency, accountability, statutory oversight and public trust.The UDF also sought a comprehensive investigation into concerns relating to the NEET-UG 2026 and unresolved issues arising from the NEET-UG 2024, including examination security, paper leak allegations, centre allotment patterns, grace marks controversy, role of agencies and vendors and other issues that continue to affect public confidence in the examination system.Further, the UDF requested that the competent authorities examine the legality and authorisation relating to the use of the National Emblem by the NTA in light of applicable statutory provisions.Countering the news reports that the committee gave a clean chit to the government, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Standing Committee on Education has “given no clean chit to the Prime Minister or his ‘system’ and Digvijaya Singh did not express his confidence in them”.“Digvijaya Singh noted that we have been informed by the Solicitor General that the Prime Minister is monitoring the NEET re-exam personally. For the sake of our students, we must believe that the exam will be held successfully. It is impossible for any reasonable mind to have any faith in the PM and his ‘system.’ This ‘system’ botched up the investigation in the 2024 NEET-UG paper leak. This ‘system’ continues to deny that the NEET-UG 2026 paper was leaked, when the truth is evident to all. This ‘system’ has not only wrecked administration of exams in higher education, but has done so in the CBSE as well,” Ramesh said.Accused sent to 14-day judicial custodyA Delhi court on Monday sent three accused in the NEET paper leak case — a physics lecturer empanelled by the NTA as translator, a Latur-based paediatrician and a physics tutor — to 14 days’ judicial custody.Special Judge Ajay Gupta allowed the CBI’s plea seeking judicial custody of physics translator Manisha Sanjay Hawaldar, paediatrician Dr Manoj Shirure and physics teacher Tejas Harshadkumar Shah.Hawaldar’s CBI custody was extended by two days on Saturday, while Shirure and Shah were sent to five days of custodial interrogation on May 27.