New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Wednesday reviewed the conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination and discussed a series of reforms aimed at strengthening the country’s national-level entrance examination system. The meeting focused on the management of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA), and measures to improve the security, transparency and efficie…
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New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) A Delhi court on Monday extended till July 11 the judicial custody of 10 accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The accused were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court through video conferencing on the expiry of their earlier judicial custody.The court extended the judicial custody of Yash Yadav, Mangilal Biwal, Dinesh Biwal, Vikas Biwal, Dhananjay Lokhande, Tejas Harshad Shah, Shubham Khairnar, Manish…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday opened the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2026 answer key challenge window while releasing the provisional answer keys for the June 21 re-test taken by more than 20 lakh students. The window to challenge the answer key will close at 11:50 p.m. on June 28, a statement by NTA said on social media platform X.”For accepting the challenges, the NTA will charge Rs 200 per question. In case of a chal…
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) A Delhi court on Wednesday extended till July 8 the judicial custody of two accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The accused P.V. Kulkarni and Shivaraj Motegaonkar were produced before the Rouse Avenue Court on the expiry of their earlier 14-day judicial custody.The court directed that both accused remain in judicial custody till July 8.According to the CBI, Kulkarni, a retired Chemistry professor f…
Mumbai, June 23 (IANS) The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the ruling MahaYuti alliance, accusing Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde of pushing Maharashtra back by 25 years and tarnishing the state’s reputation.The party further alleged that Shinde’s brand of “arrogant money politics” would ultimately prove detrimental to Fadnavis, claiming that a section within the BJP leadership in Delhi is openly encouraging Sh…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) The messaging platform Telegram on Tuesday returned to the Google Play Store after the government temporarily blocked access to the messaging platform across India as a precautionary measure because of the NEET UG 2026 re-examination.The government had ordered the temporary blocking of Telegram from June 16 to 22 following a request from the National Testing Agency (NTA), which alleged that the platform was being used by organised cheating rackets to mislead and defraud…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The successful conduct of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21 stands as one of the most remarkable examples of administrative coordination and national commitment in recent years. More than 20 lakh medical aspirants appeared for the examination across 5,440 centres in India and 14 centres abroad, making it one of the largest and most closely monitored examinations ever conducted in the country.What unfolded on June 21 was far more than an examination. Many analys…
Patna, June 22 (IANS) Bihar police cracked down on a racket of impersonators during the NEET-UG examination 2026 after cases of cheating and alleged manipulation of biometric verification procedures surfaced at multiple examination centres in different districts.A total of 30 people have been arrested during checks, including the ones who doubled up ‘imposters’ and appeared at exam centres, in place of genuine candidates, in brazen violation of laid down rules and guidelines. Police sources …
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check on Monday dismissed claims of a question paper leak before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, calling a viral social media video on the issue ‘fake’ and ‘misleading’.The clarification came after a video circulated widely on social media platforms, claiming that the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination question paper had been leaked on Telegram before the test.The PIB Fact Check Unit rejected the claim and urged the public not to fall…
Hyderabad, June 21 (IANS) NEET UG 2026 re-examination was conducted in a peaceful and smooth manner in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.More than 1.37 lakh students appeared in the exam in the Telugu states. There were mixed reactions from students after the exam. While some students said the test was relatively easy compared to the exam held on May 3, others said it was tougher.Most of the students found physics section of the test tough. They rated Chemistry as moderate while Biology was…