With nearly 23 lakh candidates set to appear for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination on June 21, the NTA has launched its most extensive security operation yet, including GPS-tracked question papers, biometric verification, CCTV monitoring and a Telegram ban. But can it restore students' trust?

NEET 2026 re-exam: NTA conducts nationwide mock drills, highlights new safeguards. Can it restore students' trust? | WION Decodes

Authorities have stepped up security measures ahead of the NEET re-examination, with access to Telegram reportedly restricted until June 22. Officials allege that certain channels on the platform were being used by cheating rackets to mislead aspirants and spread fabricated claims of paper leaks. The move is part of a broader effort to protect the integrity of one of India's most competitive entrance exams and ensure a fair environment for students preparing to retake the test.


NEET Re-Exam Crackdown: India Restricts Telegram Access Amid Cheating Fears 

NTA will conduct a fresh CUET-UG 2026 exam for over 3,700 candidates affected by a technical glitch. The disruption sparked political criticism, with Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal targeting the Centre.

CUET-UG 2026: NTA to conduct fresh exam for students who faced glitches, to announce dates

The NTA also plans to hire three specialist officers for senior leadership positions, including Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Chief Finance Officer (CFO) and General Manager (Human Resources).

Centre appoints four senior officers to NTA amid leadership revamp after NEET-UG paper leak row

After approval from the Government of India, it confirmed the re-test decision. It also stated it would “fully cooperate with the investigation” and provide all records and assistance required by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

What is the NTA? Inside India’s testing agency at the centre of the NEET UG 2026 row

If the claims of factual inaccuracies are proven to be true, it could affect the scores of thousands of students, as the experts say that those are outright factual errors. Trending | India News

‘Tragedy of errors’: NTA under scrutiny once again over claims of serious errors in JEE Main exam

The National Testing Agency (NTA) has been directed by the Supreme Court to publish the NEET-UG 24 test results on its website city-wise and centre-wise by 12 pm on Saturday without disclosing the candidates' names.

NEET-UG 2024: SC says exam not cancelled, yet; asks NTA to publish results city-wise and centre-wise

In an affidavit submitted to the Indian Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 10), the central government stated that there was no "mass malpractice" in the 2024 NEET-UG examination.

India: No 'mass malpractice' in 2024 NEET-UG exam, government tells Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India on Monday (Jul 8) began hearing pleas regarding the irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test for Undergraduates (NEET-UG) 2024 held on May 5.

NEET paper leak row: ‘Re-exam last resort, can’t dispute paper leak,’ Indian SC hounds NTA

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG), which was earlier scheduled to be held on Saturday (July 6), was indefinitely deferred by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

NEET paper leak row: NTA indefinitely defers UG counselling, new dates to be announced soon

India's National Testing Agency (NTA) on Friday (June 28) announced new dates for UGC NET and CSIR NET examinations that had been cancelled over alleged irregularities earlier this month.

NTA announces new exam dates for UGC NET 2024, CSIR NET

Amid a raging row over alleged irregularities in the conduct of competitive exams, the National Testing Agency (NTA) Friday night released fresh dates for cancelled and postponed examinations. Watch in for more details!

India Entrance Exams Row: NTA announces new dates for re-examination

Members of Congress' student wing National Students Union of India (NSUI) on Thursday (June 27) barged into the office of NTA in Delhi's Okhla demanding to disband the testing agency.

NEET paper leak case: NSUI members barge into NTA office in Delhi, lock office

A warning about the state of the education system, purportedly from a South African university, is being widely shared in India in the wake of multiple scandals involving the National Testing Agency (NTA) and its exams like NEET, UGC, as well as paper leaks and the so-called “solving mafia”.

‘Collapse of education is collapse of the nation’: Statement goes viral amid NEET-UG exam row in India

India's National Testing Agency (NTA), embroiled in an exam controversy, will conduct a retest of NEET-UG examination for 1,563 aspirants across four states and a Union Territory on Sunday (Jun 23).

NTA to hold retest of NEET-UG exam for 1,563 students today, two arrests made in Latur

The chief of the National Testing Agency (NTA) Subodh Kumar Singh has been replaced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government amid massive row over alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET and university teaching entrance UGC-NET.

NTA chief Subodh Kumar Singh sacked amid NEET-UG row; NEET-PG postponed

Amid the ongoing NEET controversy, India's National Testing Agency (NTA) announced its decision to postpone the Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination June 2024 which was slated to take place between June 25 and June 27.

NTA postpones CSIR-UGC-NET exam slated to be held between 25 and 27 June

The joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination for science graduates has now been postponed by the National Testing Agency due to unforeseen circumstances and practical problems.

Indian government notifies Public Examinations Act 2024: Law will punish culprits of paper leaks

The National Testing Agency has now postponed the joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination for science graduates citing unavoidable circumstances and logistical issues. The agency has been embroil on multiple controversies including a massive leak of the UGC NET examination paper. Watch in for more details!

India: National Testing Agency postpones Joint CSIR-UGC-NET Examination, cites logistical issues

National Testing Agency on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination following prima facie indications that the integrity of the exam was compromised. A fresh examination shall be conducted and the matter has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for thorough investigation.

UGC-NET Exam cancelled: Case handed to CBI

National Testing Agency on Wednesday announced the cancellation of the UGC-NET examination following prima facie indications that the integrity of the exam was compromised. A fresh examination shall be conducted and the matter has been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (C.B.I.) for thorough investigation.

India: UGC-NET exam cancelled day after the exam

The National Testing Agency (NTA) stated on Saturday that the education ministry has formed a four-person panel to examine the grace marks given to over 1,500 applicants in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test NEET-UG medical entrance test.

NEET 2024 results controversy: India's testing agency NTA forms panel to review grace marks

The Supreme Court Monday allowed National Testing Agency to conduct second round of the NEET (UG) for the COVID-19 affected students and those in containment zones on October 14.

SC allows NTA to conduct second round of NEET exams on October 14

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