NEET retest to be held June 21, digital format from next year

NEW DELHI: Govt connected Friday announced that the cancelled NEET-UG 2026 introspection volition beryllium reconducted connected June 21, portion besides unveiling a large structural betterment — shifting the country’s largest aesculapian entranceway exam to a computer-based investigating (CBT) format from 2027 pursuing the latest insubstantial leak controversy.For the retest — to beryllium conducted connected the pen-paper OMR (optical people recognition) expanse mode — candidates volition not person to wage immoderate further exam fee, portion the interest paid for the cancelled May 3 trial volition beryllium refunded.Addressing his archetypal property league since the cancellation of the May 3 examination, Union acquisition curate Dharmendra Pradhan said that the govt had adopted a “zero tolerance” argumentation towards introspection malpractice.It would not let “education mafia” to compromise opportunities for genuine students, helium added.The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the earlier introspection aft allegations surfaced that parts of the question insubstantial had been leaked earlier the test. The contention escalated aft a alleged “guess paper”, allegedly containing respective existent questions, began circulating among candidates successful Rajasthan and different states up of the exam.

Pradhan said authorities confirmed wrong days that immoderate questions had so been compromised. “We admit determination was a breach determination successful the concatenation of bid contempt implementing the Radhakrishnan committee recommendations. We instrumentality work to hole this,” helium said.Calling the cancellation a “difficult but necessary” step, the curate said preserving the credibility and fairness of the admittance process was non-negotiable.