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On May 12, 2026, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted connected May 3 aft grounds emerged that the insubstantial had been leaked. The bureau announced that a re-examination volition beryllium conducted connected June 21, astir 7 weeks aft the archetypal exam. This is the archetypal clip the NTA ordered a full-scale cancellation and retest.
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The insubstantial leak and the consequent cancellation of the exam created an uproar among students crossed the country, sparking protests, governmental and ineligible battles. Students faced the brunt of the impact, describing the unit and anxiousness the mismanagement of the exam caused them.
The NTA, which conducts these examinations, has travel nether the scanner for its alleged lax operational capacity, porous cybersecurity, and mediocre situation communication, according to experts. Earlier, successful 2024, the NEET-UG introspection was caught successful a contention for awarding grace marks and allegations of insubstantial leaks and malpractice.
The Supreme Court connected May 25, squarely blamed the National Testing Agency (NTA) for the NEET-UG 2026 insubstantial leak, saying the exam assemblage sadly did not larn its acquisition adjacent 2 years aft the last information breach successful 2024.
Read much connected the NEET-UG 2026 ‘paper leak’, and the structural inefficiencies that caused it, explained by The Hindu
