Chandigarh, May 22 -- Days after the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate, NEET-UG) 2026 was cancelled amid allegations of malpractice, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the exam would shift to a computer-based test (CBT) format from 2027, a move long recommended by reform committees but one that experts in the city say the country's infrastructure is simply not equipped to handle yet.The National Testing Agency (NTA) is yet to issue a formal notification making it official.

For students like Khushpreet Kaur, a NEET aspirant who recently also cleared JEE Mains at Allen Career Institute, the announcement came as a relief. Having experienced the computer-based format firsthand, she said the shift would bring much...