The government on Friday took responsibility for a "breach in command chain" after the NEET-UG 2026 exam was canceled following a paper leak.

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said after the irregularities that surfaced last time, the Radhakrishnan Committee had been constituted, and "we implemented its recommendations word for word for both 2025 and 2026." "Despite that, this incident occurred," after which the National Testing Agency (NTA) decided to cancel the exam, he said.