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NTA Suspends Exam Firm After Jaipur Power Failure
An important test for Ayush postgraduate courses was held on August 22, 2026.
Most students were able to finish the test.
However, the electricity went out at one test centre in Jaipur.
Because of this, 49 students could not complete their exams.
The National Testing Agency, or NTA, blamed the problem on the company running the centre.
NTA suspended that company’s empanelment and asked it to explain what happened.
The 49 students will take the test again on September 1.
NTA also said it was sorry for the trouble caused.
NTA suspended Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd.’s empanelment and issued a show-cause notice over lapses at an AIAPGET centre in Jaipur.
A power failure prevented 49 candidates from completing the AIAPGET examination at Shri Satya Sai PG College Centre.
The affected candidates will retake the examination on September 1, 2026, at 10 a.m. in Jaipur.
The AIAPGET was held on August 22, 2026, for 36,979 registered candidates across 200 centres.
Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi had earlier directed officials to strengthen examination security and infrastructure.
- Who
- The National Testing Agency, Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd., and 49 affected AIAPGET candidates.
- What
- NTA suspended Eduquity’s empanelment, issued a show-cause notice, and scheduled a re-examination after a power failure disrupted the test.
- Where
- The disruption occurred at Shri Satya Sai PG College Centre in Jaipur; the re-examination will be held at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, 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 prevented 49 candidates from completing the examination, and NTA attributed the lapse to Eduquity.
NTA’s Position
Exam-Conducting Firm’s Position
Responsibility for the disruption
NTA’s Position
NTA said the power failure and related lapses at the Jaipur centre were attributed to Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Exam-Conducting Firm’s Position
The supplied reports do not include a response or explanation from Eduquity.
Action taken
NTA’s Position
NTA issued a show-cause notice and suspended Eduquity’s empanelment pending resolution of the notice.
Exam-Conducting Firm’s Position
Eduquity’s position on the suspension is not stated in the supplied reports.
Key facts
- Examination
- All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET)
- Original exam date
- August 22, 2026
- Registered candidates
- 36,979
- Candidates appeared
- 35,837 at 200 centres
- Affected candidates
- 49 candidates at the Jaipur centre could not complete the examination
- Re-examination
- September 1, 2026, at 10 a.m.
- Re-examination venue
- Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur
Quotes
National Testing Agency
India’s National Testing Agency, which conducted the AIAPGET examination
“NTA has issued a show-cause notice to M/s Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for lapses in the conduct of the AIAPGET examination at a centre in Jaipur. Pending resolution of the notice, the empanelment of M/s Eduquity with NTA stands suspended with immediate effect.”
thehansindia.com
“For all the candidates who could not complete the examination, the National Testing Agency expresses regret for the inconvenience caused. Their re-examination will be conducted on September 1, 2026, at 10 a.m. in Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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