New Delhi, May 29 -- Members of a parliamentary panel on Friday are learnt to have emphasised the need to ensure the sanctity of the NEET-UG exam conducted by the National Testing Agency and plugging loopholes as they were apprised of the probe being conducted by the CBI in the paper leak case, sources said.

The meeting of the Committee on Government Assurances, headed by AIADMK member M Thambiduari, heard the views of Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Vineet Joshi, along with Director General, NTA Abhishek Singh and Director, CBI, Praveen Sood.

They also heard the views of the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, along with the Chairman, National Medical Commission (NMC). ...