India, May 15 -- By Vishu Adhana

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): A Parliamentary Standing Committee backed the pen-and-paper mode of entrance examinations, citing the "leak-proof" track record of exams such as those conducted by the UPSC and CBSE.

In its report submitted in December, months before the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 amid alleged paper leaks, the committee advised the NTA to "closely study these models and implement the same".

The recommendation has gained significance amid renewed debate over the mode of conducting high-stakes entrance tests, with several experts arguing that the pen-and-paper format of NEET-UG, conducted for over 22 lakh candidates in a single shift across thousands of centres, makes it more vulnerable ...