Pralhad Joshi was appointed as India's new Union Education Minister on July 25, 2026, replacing Dharmendra Pradhan who resigned amidst parliamentary pressure over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy. Joshi, a BJP MP from Dharwad, Karnataka, previously served as Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas. Simultaneously, the Ministry of Education constituted a High-Powered Task Force to review the National Testing Agency (NTA) examination system and recommend measures for reliability, transparency, and technology use. NTA conducts over 20 national examinations including NEET-UG, JEE Main, CUET, and UGC-NET.
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Pralhad Joshi Appointed Union Education Minister After Dharmendra Pradhan Resigns Over NEET Row — NTA Task Force Constituted
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- Pralhad Joshi was appointed as India's new Union Education Minister on July 25, 2026, replacing Dharmendra Pradhan who resigned amidst parliamentary pressure over the NEET-UG paper leak controversy
- Joshi, a BJP MP from Dharwad, Karnataka, previously served as Minister for New and Renewable Energy and Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas
- Simultaneously, the Ministry of Education constituted a High-Powered Task Force to review the National Testing Agency (NTA) examination system and recommend measures for reliability, transparency, and technology use
- NTA conducts over 20 national examinations including NEET-UG, JEE Main, CUET, and UGC-NET
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• Pralhad Joshi: new Union Education Minister (July 25, 2026); BJP MP from Dharwad, Karnataka • Replaces Dharmendra Pradhan who resigned over NEET paper leak; NTA Task Force constituted • NTA: conducts NEET-UG, JEE Main, CUET-UG/PG, UGC-NET, 20+ national exams; est. 2017 • NEET-UG 2026 retest result: Aryan Gupta AIR 1; NEET controversy led to this ministerial change
