The Supreme Court has asked petitioners to respond to the Centre’s affidavit revealing the shift is ‘under active consideration’. If it happens, lakhs of students prepping in pen-paper mode could be blindsided. The move comes after the 2026 paper leak chaos, which forced a re-exam for 22 lakh candidates. The government says a task force led by Nandan Nilekani is reviewing it; but no final call yet. The Court is pushing for accountability, saying, 'Students shouldn’t suffer for institutional failures.' One petition even wants to scrap NTA entirely. With the next hearing set for August 19, one thing’s clear: the future of medical entrance exams in India is hanging by a thread; and millions are watching.