The NEET undergraduate examination has been cancelled following confirmed irregularities and allegations of a paper leak, affecting lakhs of students who spend years preparing for the medical entrance test. A retest will be conducted for the candidates. The Union Education Minister refused to answer questions or provide a response regarding the paper leak controversy when approached by reporters. The cancellation serves as a setback for aspirants across the country. Ground reports from coaching centres show the emotional toll on candidates, with students seen crying over the development. The examination, which combined various state-level medical entrance tests into a single unified format to help students, is now at the centre of a controversy. The government has maintained silence on the issue, with no official press conference announced yet to address the concerns of the affected students and parents.
The investigation into the NEET UG paper leak has expanded to Nashik, Maharashtra. Based on information from the Rajasthan Police, the Nashik Crime Branch detained a suspect from the Indira Nagar area.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has cancelled the NEET UG 2026 examination following allegations of a paper leak. The decision comes after inputs from central agencies raised concerns over the integrity of the May 3 test.
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