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NTA Schedules Jaipur AIAPGET Retest After Power Failure
AIAPGET is an exam for students seeking postgraduate courses in traditional Indian medicine and homoeopathy.
The exam took place on August 22, 2026, at centres across India.
At one centre in Jaipur, the electricity stopped working during the computer test.
Because of this, 49 students could not finish their exams.
The National Testing Agency has arranged another exam for those students.
It will take place on September 1 at 10 a.m.
at a different college in Jaipur.
Some students said people talked or copied during the outage.
These cheating claims were allegations, and the centre observer said backup power failed because of a technical problem.
NTA will hold a September 1 re-examination for 49 AIAPGET 2026 candidates.
The candidates could not complete the August 22 computer-based test after a power failure at Shri Satya Sai PG College in Jaipur.
The re-examination will begin at 10 a.m. at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women in Jaipur.
NTA said 35,837 of 36,979 registered candidates took the original Shift-I exam across 200 centres, and 35,788 completed it.
Candidates alleged that some students talked or copied during the outage, while the centre observer cited a technical fault that prevented backup power.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency, 49 affected candidates, Eduquity Career Technologies Private Limited, and the centre observer.
- What
- NTA announced a re-examination for candidates who could not complete AIAPGET 2026 because of a power failure.
- Where
- The disruption occurred at Shri Satya Sai PG College in Transport Nagar, Jaipur; the re-examination will be held at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women in Jaipur.
- When
- The original examination was held on August 22, 2026; the re-examination is scheduled for September 1, 2026, at 10 a.m.
- Why
- A power failure and unavailable backup power prevented 49 candidates from completing the computer-based examination.
Candidate allegations
Official and observer accounts
Conduct during outage
Candidate allegations
Some candidates alleged that students talked among themselves and copied while the power was out, and that the centre observer did not intervene.
Official and observer accounts
The reports do not say that NTA confirmed the alleged copying; the observer said a report was being sent to NTA.
Backup and disruption
Candidate allegations
Candidates said the outage occurred multiple times, several computers stopped working, and there was no backup power.
Official and observer accounts
The centre observer said backup power could not be provided because of a technical fault, while NTA attributed the power failure to Eduquity Career Technologies Private Limited.
Key facts
- Affected candidates
- 49 of the 192 candidates who appeared at the Jaipur centre
- Original examination
- AIAPGET 2026 Shift-I, held on August 22, 2026
- National participation
- 36,979 registered; 35,837 appeared at 200 centres; 35,788 completed the exam
- Re-examination
- September 1, 2026, at 10 a.m.
- Re-examination venue
- Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur
- Attributed cause
- NTA attributed the power failure to Eduquity Career Technologies Private Limited
- Candidate support
- 011-40759000 / 011-69227700; [email protected]
Quotes
An affected AIAPGET candidate
A candidate who was taking the disrupted examination at Satya Sai PG College in Jaipur.
“There was power outage multiple times and there was no backup. During this, some candidates started talking and some came out. I was asked to sit in front of the computer even if it was not working. How could I sit when the computer was not working?”
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“The examination was completed for 35788 candidates. However, at Shri Satya Sai PG College Centre, in Jaipur, where 192 candidates appeared for the examination, 49 candidates could not complete the examination due to power failure at the centre,”
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