NEET-UG 2026 Cancelled: What Happens Next? Here's What Students Need to Know
The agency said the retest is needed to protect student interests and public trust, while over 22 lakh candidates await new dates and admit cards.
- On Tuesday, the National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination following allegations of paper leaks, with the government referring the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation .
- The decision follows an ongoing probe by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group into irregularities linked to the test, while NEET has faced scrutiny in recent years over repeated paper leak allegations.
- Student organizations staged protests outside the National Testing Agency Office in New Delhi on Tuesday, with NSUI National President Vinod Jakhar stating, "If the examination system was fair, the Government would not have been forced to cancel the exam and order a CBI probe."
- Candidates will not need to register again, as the Agency confirmed previous candidature data will carry forward; examination fees will be refunded and a "re-issued admit-card schedule" will be communicated through official channels.
- Reforms recommended by the Radhakrishnan Panel are being considered by the Centre to streamline entrance examinations, including capping attempts, as the NTA emphasized re-conduct is necessary "in the interest of students and in recognition of the trust on which the national examination system rests.
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The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) also demanded a fair and time-bound probe by central agencies into the alleged paper leak and examination irregularities, saying any compromise with the sanctity of entrance examinations was unacceptable.
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