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Over two lakh candidates skip re- NEET exam

By Odisha News Online Jul 2, 2026 35

NEW DELHI, JULY 2 : More than two lakh students who took the May 3 NEET-UG did not appear for the subsequent retest held on June 21, according to the National Testing Agency’s initial estimates. A total of 22,05,035 candidates appeared for the first exam, while the retest had about 20 lakh candidates, a 9% […]Continue Reading

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Munnabhai MBBS played out at a Bihar NEET re-test centre, 24 arrested

By Odisha News Online Jun 22, 2026 45

BIHAR,JUNE 22 : The Bihar Police has busted a cheating racket in Bihar’s Lakhisarai during the NEET-UG retest, with police alleging that a gang arranged “solvers” to fraudulently take the medical entrance exam on behalf of genuine candidates. The MO used for the cheating attempt is reminiscent of the plot line of the 2003 Sanjay […]Continue Reading

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NEET aspirant from Nagpur gets Abu Dhabi exam centre a day before retest

By Odisha News Online Jun 20, 2026 47

NEW DELHI, JUNE 20 : A NEET-UG aspirant from Nagpur was left in distress after his admit card showed an examination centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, despite him selecting Nagpur as his preferred test city. The issue surfaced just a day before the medical entrance examination scheduled for June 21, leaving the student […]Continue Reading

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NTA assures ‘safe, secure, fair’ exam; urges NEET aspirants to remain calm, enter retest with ‘untroubled minds’

By Odisha News Online Jun 18, 2026 63

NEW DELHI, JUNE 18 : Days ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 retest, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday posted a message assuring that the examination will be conducted in a safe, secure and fair manner while urging the aspirants to remain calm and enter the exam hall with untroubled minds. The NTA, which conducts […]Continue Reading

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‘Will not let malpractice happen again’: Dharmendra Pradhan announces computer-based NEET from next year

By Odisha News Online May 15, 2026 72

NEW DELHI, MAY 15 : Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday announced that the National Testing Agency (NTA) will conduct the NEET-UG re-examination on June 21 and shift the medical entrance test to Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode from next year, following the latest paper-leak controversy. Addressing a press conference, Pradhan assured students that the […]Continue Reading

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CBI finds Pune NEET paper leak accused woman received funds from 21 bank accounts before exam

By Odisha News Online May 14, 2026 87

MUMBAI, MAY 14 : In the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the NEET paper leak case, investigators have found that Pune-based accused Manisha Waghmare received money from 21 different bank accounts ahead of the NEET-UG examination held on May 3. The Pune Police Crime Branch’s Unit 6 had arrested 46-year-old Manisha Sanjay Waghmare, […]Continue Reading

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NTA cancels NEET UG 2026 amid paper leak allegations; re-exam dates to be announced soon

By Odisha News Online May 12, 2026 73

NEW DELHI,MAY 12 : The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the NEET UG 2026 examination held on May 3 amid allegations of a paper leak and other irregularities, and announced that the test would be conducted again on dates to be announced separately. The Union Government has also referred the matter to the […]Continue Reading

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Centre establishes high-level committee to ensure transparent and smooth conduct of exams

By Odisha News Online Jun 22, 2024 490

NEW DELHI, JUN 22: The Ministry of Education constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts under the chairmanship of Dr. K. Radhakrishnan, Former Chairman, ISRO and Chairman BoG, IIT Kanpur, on Saturday to ensure transparent, smooth and fair conduct of examinations amid NEET and UGC-NET controversy. The Committee has been tasked to make recommendations on reform […]Continue Reading

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Maharashtra govt alleges injustice to state students in NEET exam results; seeks its cancellation

By Odisha News Online Jun 8, 2024 591

MUMBAI, JUN 8: The Maharashtra government has sought immediate cancellation of last month’s NEET exam, alleging that its results have caused injustice to the students from the state. Several aspirants of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET-UG), conducted on May 5 at 4,750 centres in 571 cities, have earlier alleged that inflation of marks has led […]Continue Reading