India, June 1 -- The Supreme Court on Monday refused to direct the National Testing Agency (NTA) to conduct the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination through a computer-based test (CBT) mode instead of the existing pen-and-paper format, citing the practical difficulties involved in altering the examination process at a stage when the agency is already grappling with the fallout of the recent paper leak and cancellation of the test.

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Aravind Kumar expressed disinclination to grant the relief sought by a petitioner and deferred consideration of the matter until July, effectively clearing the way for the June 21 re-test to be conducted in the conventional pen-and-paper mode.

The bench was hearing a petition filed ...