The testing agency rescheduled the afternoon session and promised complete examination time after a technical issue disrupted the start of CUET-UG at select centres.
Over 13 lakh NEET-UG aspirants have already submitted refund details as the NTA extends the deadline amid continued fallout from the cancelled medical entrance exam.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is far more than a routine administrative exercise; it is the ultimate repository of dreams for millions of young Indians striving to enter the medical profession.
NTA has started the NEET-UG 2026 fee refund process and asked candidates to submit bank account details through the official portal before May 27.
The Congress on Friday sharpened its criticism of the Centre over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG 2026 examination, accusing the Narendra Modi government and the National Testing Agency (NTA) of attempting to cover up evidence of a paper leak and shielding what it called a “paper leak mafia.”
The fresh NEET-UG schedule comes as investigators probe an alleged paper leak network and authorities promise a more secure and transparent examination process.
The NEET-UG 2026 controversy has exposed deep cracks in India’s exam system, with investigators tracing encrypted leak networks, insider access and multi-state circulation chains.
SOG sources said that no formal arrests have been made so far. However, authorities remain in touch with the NTA.
The cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination has pushed India’s already embattled examination system into an unprecedented crisis, raising serious questions about the credibility of the country’s centralised testing framework and intensifying concerns over organised paper leak networks, institutional failure and the growing erosion of public trust in merit-based competitive examinations.
Dr. Bhardwaj further informed that in alignment with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the CBSE would conduct two board examinations for Class X beginning in 2026.
