The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee and the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union on Wednesday strongly condemned the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy and demanded immediate corrective measures, including a fresh examination and expansion of examination centres in Arunachal Pradesh.Addressing the issue, APCC president Bosiram Siram alleged that repeated paper leak incidents have exposed serious failures in the national examination system under the BJP-led government at the Centre.He said the issue was not limited to a question paper leak but had become a direct attack on the future, hard work and aspirations of lakhs of students and their families across the country. Siram stated that repeated irregularities in competitive examinations and alleged administrative failures had severely damaged public trust in the examination system and pushed the country into what he described as an educational crisis. “Despite repeated controversies surrounding examination leakages and irregularities, the government has failed to provide any concrete roadmap, accountability mechanism, or institutional reforms to restore public trust and confidence,” Siram said.
He demanded that the NEET examination be conducted again immediately and called for the resignation of the Union Education Minister on moral grounds. The APCC also sought a fair, transparent and time-bound investigation into the alleged scandal. Siram demanded strict action against all officials, institutions, middlemen or syndicates found involved in the alleged leak, irrespective of political or social influence. He further urged the government to strengthen examination security systems, digital safeguards, monitoring mechanisms and institutional accountability to prevent similar incidents in future. The APCC president also highlighted the difficulties faced by students from Arunachal Pradesh due to the shortage of examination centres within the state. He said many students, especially from remote districts and economically weaker families, are forced to travel outside the state to appear for examinations such as NEET and CUET. “Many students and parents are forced to bear enormous financial burdens, accommodation expenses, transportation difficulties, stress, and insecurity due to the absence and inadequacy of examination centres within the state,” he added.
Meanwhile, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union also expressed serious concern over the alleged paper leak and termed it a “systemic betrayal” of medical aspirants across the country. In a statement, AAPSU president Meje Taku said the controversy was much more serious than an administrative lapse and had shaken public faith in the fairness of national-level entrance examinations. “The NEET-UG examination is the sole entrance gateway for medical and dental undergraduate courses in India,” Taku said, adding that any compromise in the examination process strikes at the very foundation of merit and public trust in national institutions.
