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Amid unprecedented security, implicit 22 lakh aspirants are scheduled to instrumentality the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination connected Sunday (June 21, 2026) crossed 5,440 centres successful 551 cities successful India and 14 centres abroad.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) held connected May 3 pursuing allegations of insubstantial leak.
The NTA has enactment successful spot broad arrangements to guarantee a fair, unafraid and candidate-friendly introspection connected Sunday, it stated successful an authoritative merchandise connected Saturday (June 20, 2026).
The trial volition beryllium held astatine much than 95,000 introspection rooms, each equipped with CCTV. A full of 1,38,560 CCTV cameras person been installed, with feeds monitored virtually astatine the national, State and Ministry levels. To unafraid the introspection against physics malpractice, 51,311 jammers person been deployed (17,054 by ECIL and 34,257 by BEL).
A nationwide mock drill was conducted connected June 20 to verify each systems, including jammers, CCTV, and frisking arrangements.
A ample fig of unit person been mobilised for examination-day duties. Each of the much than 95,000 introspection rooms volition person 2 invigilators, and each centre volition person much than 10 further introspection staff. Candidate verification has been strengthened with the deployment of 38,795 frisking unit and 48,448 unit for biometric verification. A centre systems serviceman has been deployed astatine each of the 5,440 centres to show the CCTV provender and resoluteness immoderate method contented connected the spot.
Over 6,000 observers
The NTA has deployed astir 6,700 observers astatine the introspection centres, supported by much than 100 virtual observers monitoring the unrecorded CCTV footage centrally. The CCTV footage is additionally analysed utilizing AI-based tools to emblem anomalies, providing a multi-layered monitoring system.
There has been extended mobilisation of the State and territory administrations for the re-test. Paramilitary forces and the Indian Air Force are besides progressive successful the exercise, isolated from the constabulary and postal departments. On average, astir 40 to 50 information unit volition beryllium deployed astatine each introspection centre. Bank officials person been deployed astatine astir 1,500 slope branches holding the confidential introspection material, and the Department of Posts volition coordinate its teams for the postulation of OMR sheets from astir 700 postulation centres crossed the country.
In coordination with the State governments, students volition beryllium provided drinking h2o and ORS astatine the centres. Shaded waiting areas person been arranged for accompanying parents. Ambulances person been deployed astatine the centres. For candidates, further measures see a partition timepiece successful each room, further rough-work pages (with pages provided astatine the opening of the booklet for the convenience of left-handed candidates), and an extended introspection model to offset the clip taken for introduction formalities.
The introspection is being conducted successful English and 12 Indian languages.
Action against rumours
The NTA is intimately monitoring societal media and is taking steadfast enactment against rumour-mongering and fraudulent “paper leak” claims. Candidates and parents are advised to trust solely connected authoritative connection from the NTA and to disregard unverified messages.
The NTA has appealed to each stakeholders to widen afloat enactment to the candidates and assistance trim examination-day stress, truthful that the candidates tin look for the introspection successful a calm, secure, and supportive environment.
