Jaipur. NEET PG 2026 examination was conducted on Sunday, August 30, 2026 for more than 2 lakh 65 thousand medical students across the country. But whatever happened at the Sitapura examination center in Jaipur, Rajasthan has not only dashed the hopes of the students but has also raised many serious questions on such a big examination system of the country. The examination had started peacefully, but suddenly the computer screens at iON Digital Zone Sitapura started going black. Not once or twice but students claim that the system shut down 20 times. Due to this chaos, angry students created a ruckus outside the examination centre, after which the National Board of Examination in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) was forced to announce re-examination for 2,445 students of this center on September 5.
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Conduct of NEET PG re-examination for the affected candidates at the iON Digital Zone iDZ Sitapura centers (TC no. 41682 & 41683)#neetpg2026 pic.twitter.com/rKG4rq2ndh
— NBEMS (@NBEMS_Official) August 30, 2026
What happened at Sitapura Centre?
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Let us tell you that a total of 1,111 centers were set up in 339 cities of 36 states and union territories of the country. Of these, 2,73,096 students were to appear for the examination, out of which 2,65,980 students reached the centre. In the rest of the country, about 2 lakh 63 thousand children completed their exams without any major problem, but technical glitches at the iDZ Center (TC No. 41682 and 41683) built in Sitapura, Jaipur spoiled the whole game. As soon as the examination gained momentum, the system completely broke down. According to the report of the news agency, Vishnu Sharma, a student appearing for the exam, while narrating his pain, said that the system at his center crashed at least 20 times. Vishnu claims that when the computers were down, there was so much chaos at the center that students started discussing the answers to the questions among themselves. Vishnu and all the students like him demand that when the examination environment itself has deteriorated, why only one centre, the NEET-PG 2026 examination should be conducted again in the entire country so that every candidate can get an opportunity of equality and honesty.
Sachin Pilot raised sharp questions on the government
This uproar by students has now taken political significance as well. Veteran Rajasthan Congress leader Sachin Pilot has expressed deep displeasure over this entire incident and has demanded to directly fix the accountability of the system. Expressing his anger on the social media platform, Pilot wrote that the technical flaws that came to light during the examination in Jaipur are not a trivial matter but a very serious issue. Pilot raised a direct question that for how long will our hardworking students continue to bear the brunt of such negligence? He touched the pain that every single competitive student is feeling today. He said that amidst the paper leaks and the shortcomings of examination conducting bodies being repeatedly exposed, the biggest loser is the youth who has studied day and night, losing his sleep and peace of day.
Pilot also emphasized in his statement that the youth across the country are continuously demanding to stop paper leaks and for transparency and trust in the system. But despite this, if the same old mistakes and problems are being repeated every time at the examination centres, then it is natural to wonder whether the system has learned any lessons from its past failures or not?
What clarification did the board give?
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Seeing the matter gaining momentum, NBEMS had to immediately take action. The board issued a statement making it clear that the examination conducting agency M/s TCS Ltd. There was a problem with the internal power supply. For this reason 2,445 children could not complete their examinations. The board has expressed its regret over this entire incident. It is not a small thing for a big IT company like TCS, which has the responsibility of many major examinations of the country, to face power supply problems in its system. Now a new date has been fixed to provide justice to these affected children. The board says that for the 2,445 children whose exams were lost due to power cut and technical glitch, re-exam will be conducted in Jaipur on 5 September 2026 (Saturday) at 3 pm.
Action will be taken soon against the responsible agency
Immediately after the ruckus by the students at the exam centre, the authorities swung into action and NBEMS was informed. The board has called for an urgent meeting to decide further action against the technology partner and the agency responsible for ensuring the necessary infrastructure at the centre.