New Delhi, June 10 -- The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) should be conducted multiple times a year to reduce pressure on students and ensure they do not lose an entire academic year, members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare suggested on Wednesday.

Sources said the committee discussed the recent NEET-UG paper leak controversy and was briefed by officials from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the National Medical Commission (NMC) on the sequence of events, inquiries conducted so far, and measures taken in response to the alleged breach.

The Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare met today and heard the views of the officials on 'Conduct of NEET examinations under NM...