Latest NEET-UG 2026 News & Updates

Bhopal, May 16 (IANS) The Indian National Congress in Madhya Pradesh will hold a statewide protest on Saturday over irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination.The announcement was made by Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari during a press conference at the state Congress office in Bhopal, where Patwari strongly criticised the BJP over what he called repeated paper leaks and examination scams across the country.​The Congress leader accused the BJP…

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an alleged kingpin in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, as it claimed to have identified the original source of the chemistry question paper leak linked to the national-level medical entrance examination.According to the agency, the accused, identified as Chemistry lecturer P.V. Kulkarni, associated with the examination process on behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA), had access to the confidential question pa…

Jodhpur, May 15 (IANS) After the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the re-examination date for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026, students expressed the fear that the questions would be tougher to crack this time as that usually happens after a paper leak. They stated that it would require them to be mentally stronger and prepare even harder than before, for the test. The NTA on Friday announced that re-examination of NEET-UG 2026 will be conducted on Sunday, …

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday announced that the re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 will be conducted on Sunday, June 21. The decision has been taken with the approval of the Centre, the agency confirmed in an official announcement.“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,” NTA stated on X.The agency al…

Hyderabad, May 14 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said on Thursday that paper leaks have “demonetised” students’ future.In his first reaction to the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 following the paper leak, Revanth Reddy said the credibility of national-level examinations must be protected and that those involved in the paper leak must face punishment.In a social media post, he stated that the similarities in the governments led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Bharat Rash…

Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday has taken four accused persons arrested in the NEET-UG 2026 examination paper leak case to Delhi for further questioning, intensifying efforts to uncover what officials describe as a wider and more complex examination racket, officials said. The accused, brothers Dinesh Binwal and Mangilal Binwal from Jaipur, Mangilal’s son Vikas, and Yash Yadav from Haryana, will now be confronted and questioned face-to-face at the cent…

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) NCP-SP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday contended that the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak reflects that the entire examination system has “badly deteriorated”.The National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate examination 2026 following alleged irregularities.Addressing the media, Pawar alleged that precautionary measures were not taken by the Central government despite multiple cases of paper leaks in the recent past….

New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two more accused in connection with the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case, taking the total number of people arrested so far to seven, officials said on Thursday.The two newly arrested accused have been identified as Dhananjay Lokhanda, a resident of Ahilyanagar, and Manisha Waghmare from Pune, both in Maharashtra.Their arrests came during extensive searches conducted by the agency at 14 locations across the count…

Patna, May 14 (IANS) Following the nationwide cancellation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) Undergraduate examination, the investigation into the alleged paper leak has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which has begun its probe into the matter. The development has also triggered a sharp political exchange, with Opposition leaders, including Rohini Acharya, stepping up their attacks on the Central Government.Rohini Acharya, daughter of Lalu Prasad…

Jaipur, May 14 (IANS) Rajasthan’s coaching hub Sikar has emerged as the alleged nerve centre of the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak network, with the CBI now probing possible links of coaching institutes, middlemen, students, and relatives of the accused. Investigators believe the network’s coordination began in Sikar, where accused Yash Yadav and Vikas reportedly studied together at a coaching institute.The agency is now examining how the alleged paper leak racket spread through coaching circles an…