NEET-UG 2026 | A collection of explainers and expert opinions
On May 12, 2026, the Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 after evidence emerged that the paper had been
On May 12, 2026, the Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 after evidence emerged that the paper had been leaked. The agency announced that a re-examination will be conducted on June 21, nearly seven weeks after the original exam. This is the first time the NTA ordered a full-scale cancellation and retest.
In Focus Podcast | Should the Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) be decentralised? The paper leak and the subsequent cancellation of the exam created an uproar among students across the country, sparking protests, political and legal battles. Students faced the brunt of the impact, describing the pressure and anxiety the mismanagement of the exam caused them.
The NTA, which conducts these examinations, has come under the scanner for its alleged lax operational capacity, porous cybersecurity, and poor crisis communication, according to experts. Earlier, in 2024, the NEET-UG examination was caught in a controversy for awarding grace marks and allegations of paper leaks and malpractice. The Supreme Court on May 25, squarely blamed the Testing Agency (NTA) for the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak, saying the exam body sadly did not learn its lesson even two years after the last security breach in 2024.
Read more on the NEET-UG 2026 ‘paper leak’, and the structural inefficiencies that caused it, explained by The Hindu
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