A Nagpur student was allotted Abu Dhabi as an exam centre for Sunday's NEET UG 2026 re-examination by the National Testing Agency, prompting his parents to raise the issue with the NTA and seek a correction.
The student, Abdulla Talib, had given preference to Nagpur, Wardha, and Bhandara centres for the examination. However, when he received his admit card issued by the NTA, he was shocked to find that he was allotted an examination centre in Abu Dhabi, his father, Dr Mohammed Talib, told a news channel.
The student’s parents raised the issue with the NTA, which assured them of allotting him a new examination centre.
The mix-up came to light on a day when a nationwide mock drill was underway across the country, today, ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination as part of the efforts to ensure smooth, secure, and transparent conduct of the medical entrance test.
The re-examination will be conducted on June 21 from 2 pm to 5.15 pm in the pen-and-paper mode across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad for over 22.79 lakh candidates.
The initial exam was cancelled amid allegations of the paper leak, and the case was handed over to the CBI.
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