New Delhi, July 29 -- Union health minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday reviewed preparedness for the upcoming NEET UG 2026 counselling and announced a series of tech-driven, student-centric reforms to simplify and speed up undergraduate medical admissions nationwide.

The review comes in the backdrop of widespread student protests demanding transparency and structural reforms following a major question paper leak this year-an uproar that recently led to the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union education minister.

During a meeting to assess the readiness of the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) and the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) for All India Quota (AIQ) seats, Nadda directed officials to take every proactive measu...