NEET UG 2026 Cancelled Over Paper Leak Allegations; Re-Exam to Be Held Soon

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) (NEET) 2026, which was held on May 3, 2026 now stands cancelled, and the paper will be re-conducted, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Tuesday (May 12, 2026). This comes as a Rajasthan Special Operations Group is investigating allegations of the examination paper being leaked.

“On the basis of the inputs subsequently examined by NTA in coordination with the central agencies, and the investigative findings shared by the law enforcement agencies and in order to ensure that there is transparency in the system, the National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has decided to cancel the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on 3 May 2026, and to re-conduct the examination on dates that will be notified separately,” the NTA said in a press release.

“The re-conducted examination dates, along with the re-issued admit-card schedule, will be communicated through the official channels of the Agency in the coming days,” it added.

Amid allegations that the question paper for the NEET-UG 2026 entrance examination held on May 3 was leaked, action was initiated by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group (SOG) in connection with alleged irregularities.

The alleged irregularities involve ‘a guess paper’ circulated before the exam that reportedly contained questions which closely matched the actual paper.

Rajasthan Police SOG Additional Director General Vishal Bansal stated that the agency was verifying whether the circulation of the material was linked to organised crime.

In continuation of its press release dated 10 May 2026, the National Testing Agency wishes to inform candidates, parents, and members of the public of the following decisions taken in respect of NEET (UG) 2026. NTA had, on 8 May 2026, referred the matters then under consideration…

— National Testing Agency (@NTA_Exams) May 12, 2026