The National Testing Agency (NTA) has begun evaluating answer sheets for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)-UG reexamination 2026 in tight security, with the results expected to be announced on second week of July. After the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 held on May 3 due to paper leak, the NTA has again conducted NEET-UG 2026 reexamination on June 21 to conduct admission at MBBS first year in Central medical colleges, State medical colleges and private medical colleges. It may be mentioned here that, the National Testing Agency is also reviewing more than 10000 objections including 850 from Chhattisgarh received against the provisional answer key. Each challenge is being examined before the final answer key and results are prepared, as per sources. The answer key challenge window closed on June 28. Earlier, in the provisional answer key released, the NTA has dropped one question in Physics section from evaluation. As per the marking policy, all candidates who appeared for the examination will receive four bonus marks for the question, irrespective of whether they attempted it or left it unanswered. In another question in Physics section, the NTA accepted two answer options are correct. Candidates who selected either of the two options will be awarded four marks.

 

According to the NTA, over 45000 candidates appeared for this examination at exam centers in 19 districts of the state and in Chhattisgarh, this examination was conducted into two languages: English and Hindi. The examination was conducted at exam centers in 19 districts with the support of state ministers, district magistrate and other government agencies to ensure its smooth conduct. Prof K Swami, former Head of the Department of English at Kalyan College, said the NTA lacked both the academic expertise and the scrutiny mechanism required to ensure the quality and credibility of the examinations it conducts. Several higher educationists and UGC-NET mentors echoed similar concerns, arguing that the examination increasingly rewards rote learning rather than conceptual understanding. “Students with sound analytical ability and subject depth may not perform well unless they resort to memorising previous question papers. This is not how future teachers and researchers should be selected. The NTA lacks both academic credibility and accountability. It prepares poor, shallow questions and has now even repeated a majority of them from its own previous examination,” said Dr Amrita Dev, an Assistant Professor of English and a UGC-NET mentor.