Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Committee Probes Jaipur Power Failure Disrupting NEET PG 2026
A power problem stopped an important medical entrance exam at two centres in Jaipur.
The affected centres were in the Sitapura area.
The exam was being held for more than 2.7 lakh candidates across India.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences has created a three-person committee to find out what went wrong.
Gayatri Rathore is leading the committee.
The group includes officials from Rajasthan, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and the Central Electricity Authority.
A new exam has been planned for the 2,445 students affected by the failure.
NBEMS said the re-exam is intended to give those students a fair chance.
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences formed a three-member committee to investigate the disruption.
An internal power supply failure prevented the NEET PG 2026 exam from being completed at two Sitapura centres in Jaipur.
The committee is chaired by Gayatri Rathore, Rajasthan’s Principal Secretary for Health and Family Welfare.
The exam was scheduled for 2,73,096 candidates at 1,111 centres across 339 cities.
NBEMS announced a re-examination for 2,445 affected candidates on September 5 at 3 p.m. in Jaipur.
- Who
- The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences, Gayatri Rathore, and a three-member investigative committee are involved; 2,445 candidates were affected.
- What
- An internal power supply failure disrupted and prevented completion of the NEET PG 2026 examination at two Jaipur centres.
- When
- The re-examination is scheduled for September 5 at 3 p.m.; the committee will report within the stipulated timeframe.
- Where
- The disruption occurred at the iON Digital Zone iDZ Sitapura centres in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The committee will investigate the circumstances and reasons for the power failure, while the re-examination is intended to provide affected candidates a fair and equitable opportunity.
- Exam
- NEET PG 2026
- Scheduled candidates
- 2,73,096
- Examination centres
- 1,111 centres across 339 cities
- Affected location
- iON Digital Zone iDZ Sitapura centres, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Affected candidates
- 2,445
- Re-examination
- September 5 at 3 p.m. in Jaipur
- Committee chair
- Gayatri Rathore, Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Rajasthan