Overview
- The government committee's draft report published on Thursday, August 27, 2026, reviewed NEET papers from 2023–2025 and ten shifts of JEE 2025 and concluded both exams are pitched above the preparedness of typical candidates.
- The panel singled out NEET Physics as a recurrent problem, finding it was consistently tougher than Biology and that small mark differences in Physics can sharply alter overall ranks.
- To reduce pressure and reliance on private coaching, the report recommends tighter alignment between NCERT and state/central board curricula and the skills tested by NEET and JEE.
- The committee proposed operational changes including a minimum six‑month gap between board exams and entrance tests, holding entrance exams at least twice a year with multiple attempts, and giving board scores weight in admissions along with stronger student well‑being safeguards.
- Officials are considering the draft alongside a separate plan for a free online coaching platform, but the panel warns that platform access alone will not fix the structural mismatch between school teaching and exam design.