NMC decides to hold NEET-UG in pen & paper mode
The National Testing Agency (NTA) Thursday announced that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG will continue to be held in a pen-and-paper mode this year in a single-day and single-shift format.
The announcement is significant as it comes a month after the central government-appointed panel on exam reforms recommended various reforms, including transitioning to an online mode, and a multilevel NEET-UG.
The seven-member panel, led by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) former chairman K. Radhakrishnan, was formed in June this year following allegations of irregularities in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG exam. The medical entrance exam was marred by allegations of paper leak and cheating, delaying the counselling process by nearly two months.
In a notification issued Thursday, the NTA said, “As decided by the National Medical Commission (NMC), it is informed that the NEET (UG)-2025 shall be conducted in Pen and Paper mode (OMR based) in Single day and Single Shift.”
According to senior officials in the ministry of education, the decision to go ahead with the pen-and-paper mode was taken by the NMC, which drafts the NEET-UG syllabus and also conducts counselling for admissions.