India, July 24 -- The Supreme Court on Friday sought a detailed response from the Centre on whether it plans to shift the NEET-UG examination to a computer-based test (CBT), how it proposes to safeguard examination data, and the implementation of key recommendations made by an expert panel after the 2024 paper leak, stressing that temporary measures cannot substitute a permanent, institutionalised system to ensure the integrity of the examination process.

A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe observed that extraordinary arrangements such as deploying the Indian Air Force to transport question papers during this year's re-NEET examination could only serve as short-term solutions.

"We cannot let such a situation go on like this...