Parliamentary panel looking into NEET, OSM issues; seeks answers from NTA, CBSE

📌 Summary:

• A Parliamentary panel has asked the National Testing Agency (NTA) to define what constitutes a "paper leak" and to disclose whether any paper leaks have occurred in exams it conducted since 2018
• The questionnaire follows NTA officials' appearance before the panel, where they contended there was no paper leak from their system, claiming some questions from a "guess paper" were merely in circulation
• The panel is examining NEET and other standardised testing (OSM) issues and is seeking answers from both the NTA and CBSE

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 Governance — integrity of examinations, accountability of testing bodies, and the oversight role of parliamentary committees.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• NTA conducts NEET-UG, JEE (Main), UGC-NET and other national exams; established 2017, conducting exams since 2018
• Parliamentary committees exercise legislative oversight over executive agencies

🔑 Key Term: National Testing Agency (NTA) — autonomous body under the Ministry of Education that conducts major national entrance examinations.