NEET-UG re-exam to be held on June 21 after paper leak
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The re-exam for the 2026 undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test will be held on June 21, the National Testing Agency said on Friday.
The test conducted on May 3 had been cancelled following allegations of a paper leak. The exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to undergraduate medical courses in India.
More than 22 lakh candidates had appeared for the May 3 test.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested at least seven persons and conducted searches at several locations across the country in connection with alleged irregularities and the paper leak. Of these, two were arrested on Thursday.
The test held on May 3 was cancelled after the Rajasthan Special Operations Group began investigating allegations that a “guess paper” circulated before the examination contained questions closely matching the actual paper.
The “guess paper” contained around 410 questions, of which about 120 matched the questions asked in the chemistry section, according to the Rajasthan Police.
The CBI filed a first information report in the matter based on a complaint by the Union education ministry. It has invoked charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to criminal conspiracy, cheating and criminal breach of trust, the Prevention of Corruption Act and the 2024 Public Examinations Prevention of Unfair Means Act.
The 2024 examination was also hit by allegations of paper...