NEW DELHI: The NEET-PG 2026 examination at a Jaipur centre has been rescheduled to September 5 after concerns over a power outage and technical disruptions during the test on Sunday, according to National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) sources.The examination at iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 in Jaipur will be reconducted for all candidates allotted to the centre. Nearly 300 candidates were scheduled to appear for the examination there.NBEMS sources said further details regarding the rescheduled examination would be communicated separately to the affected candidates.The development came as candidates at two iON Digital Zone centres in Sitapura reported technical disruptions during the NEET-PG examination.According to news agency PTI, candidates alleged that the examination started late and computer systems repeatedly shut down after the test began.Some candidates claimed their systems went down six to seven times during the examination, while others alleged that the disruption occurred even more frequently. They said that after the systems restarted, only a few questions appeared on some computers before they went down again.Several candidates came out of the examination centre amid the disruption and staged a protest, questioning the technical arrangements.They also raised concerns about whether the technical failures could affect the fairness of the examination and demanded an impartial inquiry.
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A candidate, Gunjan, said aspirants paid a substantial fee for an important examination such as NEET-PG but were not provided adequate technical infrastructure for an uninterrupted test.Candidates said many aspirants had prepared for the examination for one to two years and feared that the disruptions could affect their future.Police and administration officials reached the centre following the protest. ACP Jaipur South Lalit Sharma said police were deployed at the spot to maintain law and order amid the commotion.Meanwhile, the NEET-PG 2026 examination commenced across the country on Sunday, with more than 2.73 lakh medical graduates appearing for the postgraduate medical entrance examination at designated centres.The examination was conducted by NBEMS in computer-based mode in a single shift from 9 am to 12:30 pm.NEET-PG is held for admission to postgraduate medical courses across the country.
