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The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that the re-examination
for NEET-UG 2026 will be conducted on June 21, nearly two weeks after the
medical entrance examination was cancelled over alleged paper leaks.
In a
post on X, the NTA said, "NEET (UG) 2026 -- Examination Date Announced. The
National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has
scheduled the re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 on Sunday, 21 June 2026."
The agency also urged candidates and parents to rely only on official
communication channels for updates related to the examination.
The
announcement comes two days after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials to discuss modalities for
conducting the re-examination in a "safe, transparent and credible manner.
The meeting was attended by Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi, School
Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar, NTA Director General Abhishek Singh, CBSE
Chairperson Rahul Singh and senior officials from Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti.
NEET-UG 2026, conducted on May 3, was
cancelled by the NTA on May 12 following allegations of a coordinated paper
leak. The exam, considered the country's largest undergraduate medical entrance
test, was held across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad, covering more
than 5,400 centres and involving over 22 lakh candidates.
The matter is
currently being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which
registered an FIR under provisions related to criminal conspiracy, cheating,
criminal breach of trust and destruction of evidence, along with offences under
the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Public Examination Prevention of Unfair
Means Act, 2024.
Meanwhile, a Delhi court recently granted seven days'
CBI custody of five accused arrested in connection with the alleged paper leak
case. The accused include Mangilal Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, Vikas Biwal, Shubham
Khairnar and Yash Yadav.
According to the court, the investigation is at
a "very nascent stage" and points towards a larger conspiracy involving the
circulation and sale of leaked question papers to candidates for large sums of
money.
The cancellation of the examination triggered protests by student
organisations across several states, with opposition leaders also questioning
the credibility of the examination system and demanding accountability from
authorities.
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