The Supreme Court on Friday said it would "very closely monitor" the Centre's road map for institutional reforms in the National Testing Agency (NTA) and measures to prevent future paper leaks, while directing the Union government to file a comprehensive affidavit detailing its proposals, including the feasibility of shifting NEET to a computer-based testing (CBT) mode, cybersecurity safeguards and examination security protocols. A Bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe, hearing a batch of petitions seeking structural reforms in the conduct of the NEET-UG examination following the alleged 2026 paper leak controversy, posted the matter for further hearing on July 27 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta sought a few days' time to present a "holistic view" of the reforms being undertaken.

Appearing for the Centre, SG Mehta submitted that there had been "some development" and requested that the matter be taken up after a few days so that the government could place a comprehensive picture before the top court.