A sweeping administrative overhaul is underway to secure the conduct of major national entrance examinations, including NEET, JEE, and CUET. In the wake of widespread scrutiny surrounding paper leak incidents and procedural irregularities, a comprehensive initiative has been launched to overhaul the examination mechanism from the ground up. By moving away from outdated practices, the testing administration is introducing extensive structural modifications designed to reinforce transparency, eliminate procedural loopholes, and restore complete credibility to future exam cycles.
Headquarters Relocated from Okhla to Minto Road
As part of this comprehensive reform drive, the central administrative operations have been moved to a new destination. The headquarters, which previously functioned out of Okhla in South East Delhi, has been shifted to the Government of India Press Building located at Minto Road in New Delhi. The new facility incorporates modern security installations and high-level surveillance. This strategic relocation is intended not merely as a change of address, but as an essential step toward securing every critical stage of the examination lifecycle within a heavily guarded environment.
Four-Tier Verification Framework for 5,000 Experts
To oversee the framing of questions, double-check evaluation parameters, and verify the quality of multi-language translations, a completely fresh panel of roughly 5,000 academics, scientists, subject matter specialists, and translators has been assembled from across the nation. Selection for this panel involves a rigorous four-stage verification protocol. During the opening stage, the candidates' credentials, academic backgrounds, and field experience are comprehensively audited. Following this, a dedicated committee of subject specialists evaluates the past performance record and test-drafting history of each candidate before granting approval.
Purge of Outdated Personnel and Creation of a Question Bank
The overhaul follows intense nationwide student demonstrations that erupted after serious irregularities and paper leak allegations surfaced during the NEET UG exams in May. In response, strict administrative measures were taken to conduct an internal purge, resulting in the removal of approximately 600 legacy or suspected subject specialists from the system. Learning from those lapses, a massive randomized question bank is now being constructed. Under this automated system, questions will be selected at random, making it impossible for any paper setter or translator to memorize, predict, or compromise the contents beforehand.
CISF Security and Strengthened Logistics
At the newly occupied government premises on Minto Road, round-the-clock physical security has been established, with the CISF deployed to guard sensitive and confidential examination materials. From the initial drafting of questions to printing and logistical distribution across nationwide examination centres, the entire supply chain is now secured through a dual ring of physical barriers and digital controls. These stringent upgrades are expected to provide relief to millions of candidates by ensuring future entrance examinations are conducted in a safe, transparent, and strictly regulated environment.
