NEW DELHI: The Federation of All India Medical Associations (FAIMA) has approached the Supreme Court seeking reforms to the conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 examination after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the medical entrance test amid allegations of a paper leak, as per a report by LiveLaw.The petition has been filed through advocate Tanvi Dubey and seeks directions to either replace or fundamentally restructure the NTA. The plea alleges a “systemic failure” in the conduct of the examination and calls for a fresh NEET-UG 2026 exam under judicial supervision.The petition requests the Supreme Court to order a re-conduct of the examination under the oversight of a judicially appointed High-Powered Monitoring Committee, chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge, alongside a cybersecurity expert and a forensic scientist — until a secure and transparent mechanism is put in place.FAIMA has also sought the establishment of a National Examination Integrity Commission (NEIC) or an interim supervisory body to certify the revised examination process before the re-conduct is held, according to the LiveLaw report.The controversy erupted after allegations surfaced that portions of the NEET-UG 2026 question paper matched “guess papers” circulated on WhatsApp and Telegram before the examination, allegedly covering more than 100 questions in the actual paper. Following mounting protests and public outrage, the NTA cancelled the exam held on May 3, affecting more than 22 lakh aspirants across the country. The matter has since been handed over to the CBI for investigation.In its plea, FAIMA has also urged the Supreme Court to direct the CBI to submit a status report within four weeks detailing arrests, identified networks, and progress in the probe into the alleged paper leak racket. Additionally, the association has sought measures such as digital locking of question papers, publication of centre-wise results, and a transition to a computer-based testing model to eliminate physical handling risks.The issue has revived concerns over the credibility of national-level entrance examinations, particularly after the Supreme Court in 2024 declined to order a NEET re-exam while raising concerns about the functioning of the NTA, according to earlier reports.