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New Delhi: The much-awaited National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test {NEET (UG)} re-exam was finally held across the country today. The exam was cancelled last month amid reports of paper leak. The authorities have also taken some of the accused in custody following investigations after the reports.

The candidates started reaching their respective venues since this morning. In his message to students, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, “Today, around 22 lakh students are going to sit for NEET after a short while. They should sit fearlessly and free of anxiety. They will certainly do well. My many good wishes to the students,” he said.

“The re-examination is today, Sunday, 21 June 2026. If you haven’t yet downloaded your admit card, do it immediately. NTA has reached out through every channel, public notices, SMS, email, and WhatsApp, to make sure no candidate is left without their admit card. Please act now and read all instructions on the card carefully before exam day,”, the National Testing Agency said in a message on X on Sunday morning.

The NTA is conducting the exam across 5,440 centres in 551 cities in India. It is also conducting an exam in 14 centres abroad. The exam is being conducted in English and 12 Indian languages. The authorities have equipped 95,000 examination rooms with CCTV cameras. Over 1,38,500 CCTV cameras have been installed across the country, as also 51,311 jammers.

Speaking to news agency PTI, a candidate Kishan said, “Security is tighter this time than last time. A lot has happened over the past month. I have revised as much as I could, and now, I just want to write the exam. I only hope the exam is conducted fairly.” He added, “Everyone who took that exam was under immense pressure, especially the students who were on the verge of qualifying. Personally, I wasn’t making the cut as my score was around 450, but no one can truly understand the pain of those who were actually getting selected. They are the ones who suffered the most.”