Candidates get 15 minutes extra time for NEET retest

NEW DELHI: National Testing Agency (NTA) connected Friday announced a acceptable of candidate-friendly changes for the June 21 NEET-UG 2026 retest, extending the wide introspection model from 180 minutes to 195 minutes and expanding the fig of rough-work pages successful the question booklet.The retest comes aft cancellation of the May 3 exam pursuing insubstantial leak, which is being probed by CBI. In a notice, NTA said the exam — for admissions to aesculapian colleges — volition beryllium held from 2 p.m. to 5.15 pm. The further 15 minutes volition accommodate mandatory formalities (attendance signing and different procedures).Based connected feedback received implicit the years, the bureau said the revised docket would guarantee candidates get the afloat intended exam clip without administrative processes affecting their accidental to effort the question paper.NTA has besides doubled the rough-work abstraction disposable successful the question booklet. Candidates volition present person 4 rough-work pages alternatively of two. The bureau has besides changed the booklet layout. Earlier, rough-work pages were placed astatine the extremity of the question paper. Based connected feedback that this was little convenient for left-handed candidates, 2 rough-work pages volition present beryllium placed instantly aft the acquisition leafage astatine the opening of the booklet, portion 2 volition stay astatine the end.