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Two days after the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 over alleged paper leaks, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the NEET UG exam will move to online mode from the next academic year.

While addressing a press conference, Pradhan said, “One important point I wanted to mention is that from next year, the root issue will be addressed. The NEET examination will be conducted as a computer-based test instead of (on) OMR sheets."

This is a move aimed at avoiding a rerun of the paper leak that has left lakhs of students scrambling for answers. The move will replace the decades-old pen-and-paper format with a fully digital examination system, bringing NEET in line with several other major competitive exams already conducted in CBT mode.

Earlier in the day, fresh dates were announced for the NEET-UG examination, which will now be held on June 21 with the admit cards being issued on June 14.

"The new dates of the re-examination have been declared for June 21st... The exam took place on 3rd May and on 7th May, NTA received a complaint that the guess paper had some questions that were present in the Question sheets this time. The Higher Education Department initiated an immediate inquiry and handed it over to the government agency... They contacted the state agencies and by May 12th, we were confirmed that, under the guise of a guess paper, the actual examination questions had indeed been leaked..." he told the media.

Pradhan said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has been tasked with carrying out a comprehensive investigation into the alleged breach in the NEET examination process, with agencies directed to trace the source of the leak and identify those responsible.

He said the government would take stringent action against individuals involved in any form of malpractice, asserting that attempts to compromise the integrity of public examinations would not be tolerated.

Pradhan also announced that all candidates would receive a full refund of their examination fees, while the upcoming re-examination would be conducted free of charge.

To make the process more convenient for students, the National Testing Agency (NTA) will allow candidates to select their preferred exam city a week before the test. He added that transportation arrangements would also be facilitated wherever possible, taking prevailing weather conditions into account.

He also said the government has zero tolerance for exam mafias and that the CBI, which is investigating the case, will go to the depths of the breach. “We have zero tolerance towards malpractices and this is a long fight against the examination mafia… Various social media handles are trying to spread misinformation, the system is being challenged and in view of this, the investigation has been handed over to the CBI, who have initiated immediate action. It will go to the depths of the breach," the minister said.

Pradhan on Thursday evening chaired the first high-level meeting with senior officials to discuss the upcoming re-examination.

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