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NEET UG 2026 Cancelled: Kerala Students React to NTA Re-exam Decision ... Education Desk Last Updated: 12 May 2026, 09:42 pm IST Share Several students said the sudden decision has increased pressure, burdening the preparation cycle. Representational image The cancellation of NEET (UG) 2026 has led to mixed reactions among candidates in Kerala, with students expressing both relief and concern over the sudden development. The National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the examination held on May 3 after allegations of a paper leak. A CBI inquiry has been ordered into the reported "irregularities". The exam, meant for admission to undergraduate medical courses, will be conducted again on dates yet to be announced. Also Read NEET 2026 paper leak: Question paper printed in Jaipur, ‘guess paper’ matched 150+ questions NEET-UG 2026: Amid Rajasthan SOG probe, NTA says committed to fair, credible exams NEET UG 2026 paper leak: Probe extends to Kerala amid claims of 100 matching questions NTA advisory to applicants of UGC NET June 2026 Advance intimation of examination city of GAT B and BET CUET (UG)-2026 dress code, guidelines: NTA issues strict advisory for May examinations NCHM JEE 2026 pr…

NEET UG Row Explained: From court PILs to setting up of a high-level ... The NEET UG 2024 fiasco has been seemingly grabbing headlines for the last few days even as an apparent solution to the issue still needs to be reached. In a fresh development, a NEET applicant from Andhra Pradesh has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court wherein he has challenged the decision of the National Testing Agency to grant grace marks to students in the examination.Check the live updates on NEET UG 2024 controversy A report by Live Law stated that the Writ Petition under Article 32 of the Constitution by Jaripate Karthik, which challenges the NTA's action in awarding grace marks to 1536 candidates on the grounds of 'loss of time'. Additionally, the counsels for the petitioner have even sought for an early listing of the matter. Besides, another petition was filed in the Supreme Court to recall the NEET-UG 2024 results, thereby seeking fresh examinations. Notably, the exam was conducted by the NTA on May 5, 2024, from 2 pm to 5.20 pm IST at 4750 Centres in 571 cities (including 14 cities abroad) for more than 24 lakh candidates For the unversed, the controversy erupted over an alleged paper…

NTA Issues NEET UG 2026 Re-Test Admit Cards, More Than 22 Lakh To ... The National Testing Agency (NTA) has officially released fresh admit cards for the upcoming NEET UG 2026 re-examination, scheduled for Sunday, June 21, from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (IST). This decisive measure follows intense public scrutiny and nationwide protests by students, parents, and educators over an alleged question paper leak during the initial May 3 test. To restore institutional trust, the Central Government has stepped up oversight by introducing stringent, AI-driven anti-malpractice protocols alongside high-level administrative coordination.In a supportive move for the student community, the NTA has also extended the exam duration by 15 minutes and doubled the available rough work space within the question booklet. Crucially, the Union Education Ministry has just announced that NEET UG will permanently transition into a Computer-Based Test (CBT) format starting in 2027 to prevent future security breaches and ensure a completely foolproof testing environment. The scale of theupcomingre-examination is staggering, reflecting the immense importance of medical education pathways in India. Approximately 22.…

NEET UG re-test LIVE updates: '100% sure' paper didn't leak this time ... Live NEET UG re-test LIVE updates: ‘100% sure’ paper didn’t leak this time, says NTA after re-exam | 600 cut-off predicted By Anita Goswami Updated on: Jun 21, 2026 9:20:45 PM IST NEET UG re-exam LIVE updates: The medical entrance re-test concluded for 22.79 lakh candidates. Students said biology was easiest while physics was toughest. A student reportedly died by suicide in Haryana ahead of the exam. The NTA said no paper leaks have been reported so far. Key Events 3 Mins ago SIM card, old NEET paper found on candidate at UP exam centre, arrested 17 Mins ago No paper leak complaints so far in re-exam, says NTA chief 22 Mins ago 1,728 candidates skip re-exam in Coimbatore 51 Mins ago NEET aspirant hangs herself before exam, leaves suicide note 58 Mins ago Cut-off may fall below 600, says Aakash Institute's Nabin Kaarki 1 Hr 23 Mins ago 9,540 candidates appear for NEET re-exam across Noida, Greater Noida 1 Hr 38 Mins ago Experts analyse NEET re-exam paper 1 Hr 56 Mins ago 19-year-old NEET candidate found dead ahead of exam day 1:29 PM IST, June 21 NTA's statement after re-NEET 1:14 PM IST, June 21 Increased f…

NEET UG 2026: Supreme Court Defers Hearing on Plea Challenging Re ... The Supreme Court of India has deferred the hearing of a petition challenging the decision to conduct the NEET UG 2026 re-examination. The matter, which questioned the National Testing Agency's (NTA) decision to cancel and re-conduct the examination for nearly 22 lakh candidates, will now be heard in July 2026. NEET UG 2026: Supreme Court Defers Hearing on Plea Challenging Re-NEET to July The petitioners had sought urgent interim relief, requesting the apex court to stay the proposed NEET UG 2026 re-test scheduled for June 21, 2026, and restrain authorities from proceeding with the examination until the legal challenge was fully adjudicated. However, with the hearing now postponed, there is currently no judicial order preventing the NTA from conducting the re-examination as planned. Supreme Court Defers Hearing The writ petition raised concerns regarding the NTA's decision to cancel the earlier examination and order a fresh test for candidates. Petitioners argued that conducting another examination could create uncertainty and hardship for students who had already appeared for the original test. The plea sought:…

NEET UG 2026 Re-Test: Supreme Court Defers Hearing on Plea Seeking ... The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that a plea challenging the NEET UG 2026 re-test will be taken up in July by a bench headed by Justice P.S. Narasimha. The bench is already hearing a batch of petitions related to the medical entrance examination and the controversy surrounding its cancellation and re-conduct. As per PTI, the plea was mentioned before a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice V. Mohana. The court said the matter would be taken up after the apex court resumes regular functioning following the ongoing period of partial court working days. Breaking It Down What measures are being taken for exam security? How are students reacting to the re-examination schedule? What is the format of the upcoming NEET UG re-exam? Created with AI. Errors are possible The petition challenges the National Testing Agency's (NTA) decision to cancel the May 3 NEET UG 2026 examination amid allegations of a paper leak and subsequently order a nationwide re-test. Without going into the merits of the case, the bench directed that the plea be listed before the Justice Narasimha-led bench, which is alr…

PAPER LEAKS DURING CONGRESS REGIME - The Economic Times NEET UG 2026 was cancelled due to a paper leak, impacting over 22 lakh students. A re-examination is scheduled for June 21. The NTA has increased the exam duration to 195 minutes and expanded rough work space to four pages to improve the candidate experience. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced several candidate-friendly changes for NEET (UG) 2026, including extending the exam duration to 195 minutes and increasing rough-work space in question booklets. The exam, scheduled for June 21, 2026, will run from 2:00 PM to 5:15 PM, with the additional time covering mandatory administrative formalities. Kolkata police have booked Trinamool Congress councillor Sushanta Ghosh and four others. They face charges of forgery and cheating in connection with a Rs 3.5 lakh footpath stall sale. A local filed a complaint alleging a forged license and a smaller stall was provided. Ghosh is also absconding in another extortion case. The Congress party is gearing up for a nationwide campaign against the Modi government. The agitation will focus on economic challenges like fuel prices, inflation, and unemployment. It will also addres…

BREAKING NEET UG 2024 Retest Update: 750 out of 1563 ... - Hellomentor NEET UG HM Verified Prefer Table Of Contents BREAKING NEET UG 2024 Retest Update: 750 out of 1563 Students Absent Muskaan Mohammadi | 27 April, 25 | 1mins read A Hello Mentor Overview on NEET UG 2024 Retest Update A significant update from the National Testing Agency (NTA) revealed that nearly half of the students scheduled to retake the NEET UG examination today did not appear. Out of1,563students eligible for the retest, only813 (52%)showed up, while750 (48%)were absent. June 4saw the declaration of the results of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) - UG 2024. This year saw the highest-ever qualification rate at56.4%. A record13,16,268candidates qualified, competing for1,08,988MBBSseats across703medical colleges. As of 2024, there are29,088BDS seats in329Dental colleges nationwide. NEET (UG) 2024 saw unparalleled competition among candidates, as 67 students achieved a perfect score of 720/720. Moreover,11,65,904medical aspirants from theUnreserved categoryqualified for NEET (UG) 2024. This is more than the total qualified NEET (UG) 2023 candidates (11,45,976) combined! State-wise N…

SC refuses urgent hearing on plea to defer June 21 NEET-UG retest The plea comes from 11 NEET aspirants who are not against a retest, but seek more time to prepare, given the “severe stress and anxiety” caused by the cancellation of the original exam and rumours of another paper leak

NEET re-exam: Admit card for June 21 test is out | Check how to ... The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the admit card for the re-examinations for NEET (UG) 2026, which are set to be conducted on June 21. The admit card for the test can be downloaded from the official website of NEET – neet.nta.nic.in Before the exam, the NTA released new measures and guidelines, with union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan appealing to the students to “stay confident and focus on their studies.” Also Read | CRPF, CISF personnel to transport NEET-UG re-examination question papers While releasing the admit card, the testing agency urged candidates to verify their bank account details for the refund before downloading it. The NTA has now opened the window for reconfirmation/ correction of bank accounts for refund of the May 3NEET-UG 2026 examination fee. Candidates had earlier been given time to furnish details of their bank account through the registration portal. However, the NTA said that some candidates had provided “incomplete or incorrect particulars, including invalid account numbers and other discrepancies.” It said that it had received requests from candidates to verify…

Justice Narasimha-led bench to hear plea challenging NEET retest next ... A bench headed by Justice P S Narasimha will hear in July a plea challenging the decision to conduct NEET-UG 2026 re-test, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. On May 12, theNational Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak. The CBI is currently investigating the matter, and are-testis scheduled for June 21. On Wednesday, a plea seeking quashing of the decision to re-conduct the NEET-UG 2026 came up for hearing before a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana. The CJI said the plea would be heard by a bench headed by Justice Narasimha in July when the apex court resumes normal functioning after the partial court working days. The Justice Narasimha-led bench is already seized of separate petitions related to theNEET-UG. The fresh plea has sought a direction to the Centre and others to implement secure technology-driven digital examination and evaluation mechanisms, including encrypted digital question delivery systems, biometric authentication, AI-assisted …

NEET re-test: Students find paper moderate, expect lower cut-off The NEET-UG, originally held on May 3, was cancelled on May 12 after allegations of a question paper leak

'Can't download': NEET UG 2026 re-test admit card out, but students ... NEET UG 2026 re-test admit card out The release of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination admit card has sparked frustration among thousands of medical aspirants, with many taking to social media to complain about website glitches, slow loading times and confusion surrounding the refund verification process. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has made the admit cards available for candidates appearing in the NEET UG 2026 re-test scheduled for June 21. However, several students claim they are unable to access or download their hall tickets despite repeated attempts. NTA Releases NEET UG 2026 Re-Test Admit Card The NTA announced that admit cards for the June 21 re-examination are now available on the official NEET website. Candidates can log in using their application number, password and security pin to access the document. Along with downloading the admit card, students are also being asked to verify their bank account details for a fee refund process, a step that has become a major source of confusion for many applicants. Students Complain About Website Errors and Slow Servers Shortly after the admit cards went live,…

Restructure NTA or replace it: Medical body moves Supreme Court over ... The ongoing crisis over theNational Eligibility cum Entrance Test(NEET) Undergraduate 2026 reached the steps of the highest court today. A prominent medical association moved the Supreme Court, demanding that the National Testing Agency (NTA) be replaced or fundamentally restructured following severe allegations of a question paper leak and widespread irregularities. The development follows the NTA's recent decision to cancel the May 3 examination, which has left over22 lakh medical aspirantsfacing severe academic uncertainty and mental stress. An investigation by CBI has already been ordered to look into the breach, which reportedly involved a "guess paper" syndicate operating across multiple states. Seeking structural overhaul & judicial scrutiny The petition, filed by the Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA) through advocate Tanvi Dubey, urges the apex court to intervene directly. Rather than letting the NTA handle the upcoming re-test independently, the medical body has asked for the creation of a "more robust, technologically advanced, and autonomous body" to take over national medical …

NEET UG 2026 Re-Exam Scheduled for June 21 by NTA - Bhaskar English English News Career NEET UG 2026 Re Exam Scheduled For June 21 By NTA NTA schedules NEET-UG 2026 re-exam for June 21: Admit cards by June 14; no OMR sheets from next year, exam shifts to computer-based test 29 days ago Copy link The National Testing Agency has officially scheduled the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination for Sunday, 21 June 2026. The exam held on 3 May 2026, was cancelled following paper leak allegations. The agency clarified that no fresh registration or additional fee will be required for the re-exam, and new admit cards will be issued. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “On 12 May when we came to know that the paper had been leaked, we did not want any undeserving candidate to get selected. We follow a zero-tolerance policy. Despite that, this incident happened, which is why we decided to cancel the examination.” He further said the government remains committed to cracking down on the “exam mafia” during a national briefing on the NEET controversy, and added that from next year the NEET exam will be conducted in computer-based test mode. When will the admit card for the re-exam be release…

National Testing Agency announces NEET-UG re-exam on June 21 On May 12, the NTA had announced the cancellation of NEET-UG and said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) would carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the alleged irregularities linked to the exam

Candidates get 15 minutes extra time for NEET retest The retest comes after cancellation of the May 3 exam following paper leak, which is being probed by CBI. In a notice, NTA said the exam — for admissions to medical colleges — will be held from 2 pm to 5.15 pm. The additional 15 minutes will accommodate mandatory formalities (attendance signing and other procedures).

NEET UG 2026 | Supreme Court Defers Hearing Of Plea Challenging NEET ... 17 Jun 2026 1:57 PM IST The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to July the hearing of a writ petition challenging the National Testing Agency's (NTA) decision to cancel and re-conduct NEET-UG 2026 for nearly 22 lakh candidates. The petition sought an interim relief of stay on the decision to re-conduct NEET-UG 2026, and a direction restraining authorities from proceeding with the proposed re-examination which is scheduled on June 21st pending adjudication of the case. The matter was listed today before a bench ofChief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice V Mohana. The bench did not hear the matter. It directed that the petition be listed before a bench led by Justice PS Narasimha, who is already hearing various cases pertaining to NEET exam. Justice Narasimha's bench will sit only after the Supreme Court resumes regular sittings on July 13, The petition was filed by former Assistant Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Mangala Kohli, who. challenged the NTA's decision to cancel the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026, which was conducted on May 3, 2026, and to hold a …

NTA Overhaul Plan: Supreme Court Asks Centre Whether to Abolish NTA and ... TheSupreme Court of Indiahas asked theCentral Governmentto respond to a key question raised in multiple petitions — whether theNational Testing Agency (NTA) should be scrapped and replaced by an independent examination authority— as part of the ongoing hearings related to the NEET UG 2026 paper leak case. The matter is expected to be heard formally in thesecond week of July 2026. This marks a critical juncture in India’s examination governance history. The NTA, which was established in 2017 to conduct entrance examinations including JEE Main, NEET UG, CUET UG, and UGC NET, has faced serious credibility questions following theNEET UG 2024 malpractice controversyand the confirmedNEET UG 2026 paper leak. In its affidavit, NTA cited the implementation of theRadhakrishnan Committee recommendationsand the planned transition to CBT as evidence of systemic reform. The agency maintained that the fundamental vulnerability was theOMR paper system, not institutional governance, and argued that the transition to computer-based testing would significantly reduce leak risks. The court’s final decision on the future of…

Supreme Court refuses to accept plea to conduct NEET-UG retest in CBT mode On May 12, the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak.

NEET-UG Re-Exam: 4 Lakh Download Admit Cards Health News Updated Jun 16, 2026 Over 4 Lakh Students Download NEET-UG 2026 Re-Exam Admit Cards Amid Glitches Over 4 lakh students have downloaded their admit cards for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21. The NTA has acknowledged technical glitches and server issues, with teams working to resolve them. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced an additional 15 minutes for candidates and assured a well-organized exam. The re-examination follows allegations of a paper leak, with the CBI continuing its investigation and making multiple arrests. A ANI Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 304 views Save Listen Copy Over 4 lakh students have downloaded admit cards for NEET-UG 2026 re-exam: NTA New Delhi, June 15 As the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam approaches, around four lakh students have downloaded their admit cards, the National Testing Agency said on Monday. In a post on X, NTA acknowledged technical glitches or server issues faced for accessing the admit cards, while stressing that the teams are working to resolve the issue. "Around 4 lakh candidates for NEET UG 2026 Examination on 21st June have downloaded…