Archive · 30 Aug 2026
NEET-PG 2026 Retest Set For 2,445 Jaipur Candidates
NEET-PG is an important medical entrance examination in India.
It was held for candidates across the country.
Most students were able to finish the test.
However, 2,445 students in Jaipur could not complete it because of a power problem at their examination centres.
They will get another chance to take the test on September 5 at 3 pm.
The exam board, NBEMS, will send them new admit cards and venue details.
The board said it was sorry for the trouble caused.
Officials used cameras and monitoring teams to supervise the examination.
NEET-PG 2026 was held across 1,111 centres in 339 cities for more than 2.73 lakh registered candidates.
Of 2,65,980 candidates who appeared, approximately 2,63,535 completed the examination nationwide.
A power-supply disruption at two iON Digital Zone centres in Sitapura, Jaipur, stopped 2,445 candidates from completing the test.
The affected candidates will retake the examination in Jaipur on September 5 at 3 pm.
NBEMS said revised admit cards and venue instructions will be issued, while the exam was monitored through CCTV, Aadhaar authentication and command centres.
- Who
- The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences conducted NEET-PG 2026; 2,445 affected candidates will retake it.
- What
- A technical disruption prevented 2,445 candidates in Jaipur from completing the examination, leading to a re-examination.
- When
- The nationwide examination was conducted today; the Jaipur re-examination is scheduled for September 5 at 3 pm.
- Where
- The disruption occurred at iON Digital Zone iDZ Sitapura centres TC Nos. 41682 and 41683 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Why
- Internal power-supply issues at the centres halted the examination for the affected candidates.
NBEMS and Examination Administration
Affected Candidates
Cause of the disruption
NBEMS and Examination Administration
NBEMS said the examination could not be completed because of internal power-supply issues at the Jaipur centres and attributed the issue to M/s TCS Ltd., the examination conducting agency.
Affected Candidates
The affected candidates were unable to complete the test because the technical disruption halted their examination.
Response to affected candidates
NBEMS and Examination Administration
NBEMS scheduled a re-examination for September 5 at 3 pm, promised revised admit cards and separate venue instructions, and said it would provide a fair opportunity.
Affected Candidates
The 2,445 candidates must take the examination again after being inconvenienced by the disruption.
- Registered candidates
- 2,73,096
- Candidates appeared
- 2,65,980
- Candidates who completed the exam
- Approximately 2,63,535 nationwide
- Affected candidates
- 2,445 in Jaipur
- Retest schedule
- September 5 at 3 pm in Jaipur
- Nationwide centres
- 1,111 centres across 339 cities
- Monitoring
- Live CCTV, Aadhaar-based authentication, 16 regional command centres and a 190-member real-time monitoring team