June 22, 2026 3:36 AM

Students praise security arrangements as NEET-UG re-exam concludes peacefully

The NEET-UG re-examination was conducted peacefully across various centres in the country on Sunday, with students largely expressing satisfaction over the security arrangements and facilities provided at examination venues. While most candidates found the Biology and Chemistry sections easy to moderate, Physics emerged as the most challenging subject. A student who appeared for the examination in Bengaluru said the Physics paper was quite difficult, while the other subjects were balanced. He s...

May 28, 2026 9:46 AM

Dharmendra Pradhan, Former ISRO chief assess NEET-UG re-exam preparedness

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting along with former Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K. Radhakrishnan to review preparedness for the upcoming NEET-UG 2026 re-examination scheduled for June 21. According to the Ministry of Education, the meeting focused on strengthening examination security and assessing surveillance mechanisms to ensure the smooth and fair conduct of the examination. Dr. Radhakrishnan, who also heads the High Powere...

May 25, 2026 7:40 PM

NEET-UG re-exam: Centre seeks states’ cooperation for smooth and fair conduct

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of all states and Union Territories, seeking their cooperation for the smooth and fair conduct of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled on June 21. In view of the prevailing severe heatwave conditions across several parts of the country, Pradhan urged states to ensure the availability of essential facilities at examination centres for the convenience and well-being of studen...

November 7, 2024 12:25 PM

NEET-UG 2024: SC dismisses review plea on re-examination

The Supreme Court has recently dismissed the review petition seeking a reconsideration of its decision not to hold a fresh NEET-UG 2024 exam. The petitioner, Kajal Kumari, had approached the Supreme Court requesting a review of its previous order dated 2 August. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud, Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manoj Misra, rejected the petition on 22 October, observing that there was 'no error apparent on the face of the record...