NEET 2026 re-exam date: NTA has finalised 21 June for UG medical entrance test amid probe over paper leak. The UG medical entrance test, conducted on May 3, was cancelled after a “guess paper” containing over 400 questions circulated widely across WhatsApp and Telegram groups before the examination. It is alleged that over 100 questions in Biology and Chemistry were identical to those that appeared in the NEET examination.
NTA in a post on X stated, “National Testing Agency (NTA), with the approval of the Government of India, has scheduled the re-examination of NEET (UG) 2026 on Sunday, 21 June 2026.”
While announcing the examination date, the agency urged candidates and parents to rely only on the official channels of the agency for updates related to the national level screening test.
Website to track and helpline email ID and numbers to follow are listed below:
- neet-ug@nta.ac.in
- neet-ug@nta.ac.in
- 011-40759000
- 011-69227700
According to reports, the leak originated in Maharashtra’s Nashik and spread through Haryana. In several district of Rajasthan districts, including Sikar, Jaipur, and Jamwa Ramgarh, it was printed and distributed. Eventually, the leaked version reached candidates in Bihar, Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and several other states.
As information about the malpractice surfaced, the probe revealed that at least 45 individuals were involved. Nearly 22.8 lakh students registered for the competitive exam, which was administered by the NTA across 551 Indian cities and at 14 overseas centres. Over 155 students were found to have directly benefited from the leaks.
CBI arrests seven in paper leak probe
In connection with investigation over the alleged irregularities, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was roped following which several private centres in Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Gujarat came under serious scrutiny. The CBI on Thursday arrested two more accused persons, taking the total arrests in the case to seven.
“Two more accused persons, one from Pune and one from Ahilyanagar, Maharashtra, have been arrested in the last 24 hours. The total number of arrests goes up to seven,” ANI reported. The arrested accused were identified as Dhananjay Lokhanda from Ahilyanagar (Maharashtra) and Manisha Waghmare from Pune (Maharashtra).
Five other accused were arrested on 13 May— three from Jaipur, one from Gurugram and one from Nashik