While this is the first time that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) , for admission to undergraduate medical education, is being cancelled over an alleged paper leak, there have been claims of malpractices and breaches before.

Under fire over an alleged NEET-UG paper leak in 2024, the BJP-led government, which had just returned to power then for a third term, had constituted a high-level committee of experts led by former ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan to recommend reforms in the examination process, and improve security protocol.

In its October 2024 report submitted to the Education Ministry, the committee had presented a detailed set of recommendations.…