New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) In a heartwarming gesture, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday helped a critically injured NEET UG aspirant appear for the examination in Kolkata with special arrangements — a move that drew appreciation from the candidate’s family.Shrishti Dubey appeared for the examination at Binodini Girls High School in Dhakuria, Kolkata, in a separate room with medical support and a standby ambulance at the examination centre following Pradhan’s intervention,…
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New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s latest intervention in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination process has once again sparked questions about whether his politics is being driven by facts or by the pursuit of headlines. Barely 48 hours before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, the Congress MP amplified allegations surrounding a Nagpur candidate who had been allotted an examination centre in Abu Dhabi.He projected the same as yet another example of wha…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day before the scheduled NEET-UG 2026 re-examination following the alleged paper leak, opposition leaders hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government, saying that the problem with conducting such examinations are still the same. However, the NDA asserted that this time the Union government has taken all measures to ensure a transparent exam.Students’ Federation of India (SFI) leader P.S. Sanjeev said: “The problems have not changed. The NTA and it…
Ahmedabad, June 20 (IANS) The Ahmedabad City Police has put in place extensive security and traffic management arrangements for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) UG re-examination scheduled on June 21, with more than 10,000 candidates expected to appear across 23 examination centres in the city.According to officials, 10,445 students will sit for the examination at 23 centres. Security arrangements have been made in accordance with guidelines issued by the National Testing Agency…
Srinagar, June 20 (IANS) Extensive security arrangements have been made across J&K for the fair conduct of the NEET (UG) re-test scheduled on Sunday (June 21). Authorities have made extensive arrangements across Jammu and Kashmir, including decentralising centres to reduce travel and suspending classwork in designated institutions to ensure the smooth conduct of the re-test.Regular classwork is suspended in 60 designated higher secondary schools across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday to facil…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi tore into the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday, over a shocking anomaly in the admit card of a NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test) aspirant, just a day ahead of the re-examinations. Coming down hard on the examination body, Rahul accused it of “gambling” with the children’s future and said that despite bungling up on the previous occasion, it didn’t get its act together, thereby burdening the already str…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday began a nationwide mock drill as part of extensive preparations for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on Sunday, aimed at ensuring a secure and seamless conduct of the test. The exercise that began at 9 A.M. will continue through the day until late evening. More than 2.5 lakh security personnel will participate in the drill, which will be conducted across examination centres nationwide.Officials said all designated test centre…
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will pronounce on Friday its verdict on a plea filed by messaging platform Telegram challenging the Centre’s decision to temporarily suspend its services across India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21. A single-judge Bench of Justice Tejas Karia reserved judgment on Thursday after hearing arguments from Telegram and the Union government. As per the Delhi High Court’s website, the verdict is scheduled to be delivered …
New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed the bail plea of Manisha Waghmare, an accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).The order was passed by the Rouse Avenue Court after hearing arguments from both sides.During the hearing, Waghmare’s counsel argued that she is a certified education counsellor and receives regular income through counselling services. The defence contended that the CBI’s allegation regarding …
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday released the city intimation slips for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) re-examination, allowing lakhs of students to check the details ahead of re-examinations, slated in a fortnight on June 21. The students can check their allotted examination city by logging into the official website and can also download the document from the NEET portal, after following the due process of logging in and entering their c…