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The National Testing Agency (NTA) connected Thursday (June 18, 2026) urged NEET-UG candidates to stay calm and absorption connected their preparation, asserting that extended arrangements person been made to guarantee a safe, unafraid and just examination.
In a connection connected X, the bureau said the re-examination volition beryllium conducted connected Sunday (June 21, 2026) arsenic scheduled and asked candidates not to beryllium swayed by rumours of postponement oregon by the "noise connected societal media".
📌 A connection to our students
The NEET UG 2026 introspection is conscionable 3 days away.
To each candidate: you person worked hard, you person prepared, and present is the clip to spot your effort. Stay calm, remainder well, and absorption connected doing your best. That is each that is asked of you.
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"Rely lone connected authoritative connection from NTA," it said.
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"We privation to reassure you that extended arrangements are successful spot for a safe, unafraid and just examination, successful adjacent coordination with applicable ministries, authorities governments and information agencies. The integrity of this process is our highest priority, and robust, multi-layered safeguards person been enactment successful place," it said.
The bureau besides warned against malpractice, saying, "Any effort astatine malpractice volition beryllium dealt with firmly - due to the fact that protecting honest, hardworking students is precisely what this is about."
Referring to the cancellation of the archetypal introspection conducted connected May 3, the NTA said the determination was taken successful the involvement of candidates and that lessons from the occurrence had been utilized to fortify the introspection process.
"The hard determination taken connected 3rd May was made solely successful your interest. The infinitesimal a occupation was identified, we acted to support the fairness of the process for each sincere candidate. We person carried those lessons guardant and strengthened the strategy further this time," it said.
The NTA besides highlighted the availability of intelligence wellness enactment for students facing examination-related stress.
"If the unit feels heavy, delight cognize you are not alone. The MANAS mental-health helpline (14416) is available, and enactment is determination for anyone who needs it. Reaching retired is simply a motion of strength," the connection said.
The NTA further appealed to parents, teachers and the wider assemblage to assistance support students calm and debar sharing unverified information.
"Please assistance america support our students calm. Avoid sharing unverified information. Let them locomotion into the introspection with steady, untroubled minds," it said.
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Addressing candidates directly, the bureau said, "The NEET UG 2026 introspection is conscionable 3 days away. Stay calm, remainder well, and absorption connected doing your best. That is each that is asked of you."
The NEET-UG for admissions into aesculapian courses took spot connected May 3 this twelvemonth but was cancelled by the NTA connected May 12 amid allegations of a insubstantial leak. The CBI is investigating this matter, and the retest is scheduled for June 21.
