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Police personnel inspect a NEET centre in Jaipur on Saturday. Retest to be held 2pm-5.15pm. Candidates to report at centres 11am-11.30am
NEW DELHI: The NEET (UG) 2026 re-exam is set to be conducted on Sunday, with 22.8 lakh candidates across India set to appear for it.Here are the key numbers and developments ahead of the nationwide examination:
- 22.8 lakh aspirants to appear for NEET (UG) re-test today. Of these, over 18 lakh to take exam in English, 3.5 lakh in Hindi
- 5,440 exam centres in 551 cities in India; 14 abroad
- 95,000 examination rooms, each equipped with CCTV. 1.4 lakh CCTVs, 51,311 jammers installed
- 2 invigilators in every room, 10+ functionaries per centre
- 38,795 frisking staff, 48,448 biometric staff
National Testing Agency on NEET (UG) re-test
- 40–50 security personnel per centre on average
- Mock drill held across country on eve of the retest
- Unidentified caller allegedly showed question paper on video call to a candidate in Ajmer and an ABVP member on Saturday. Offered it for 30,000. Police probe on
- One Nagpur student being given exam centre in Abu Dhabi, NTA said student made the city change from his login. Local centre allotted now. Family contests NTA claim.
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