NEET re-exam: Nagpur student gets Abu Dhabi as exam centre, changed after complaint

A Nagpur-based candidate for the undergraduate National Eligibility cum Entrance Test re-examination on Sunday was initially allotted a test centre in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, ANI reported on Saturday.

Following a complaint by the candidate’s family, the National Testing Agency, which conducts the examination, said that the “grievance is being addressed and the candidate will be allotted a centre in Nagpur in the next few hours”.

Later, the agency said that its records showed the examination city had been changed to Abu Dhabi through the candidate’s registered login during the correction window that was opened after the test was rescheduled.

The National Testing Agency said it had also found two instances in which the allotment to Abu Dhabi was “previewed” through the same account.

Nevertheless, the agency said it acted on a request received on Friday evening to shift the examination centre to Nagpur and contacted the candidate’s father to complete the formalities.

“The NTA’s priority is that no candidate misses the examination over an administrative doubt,” the statement added.

Reference the issue with regard to allotment of a centre in Abu Dhabi to a candidate in Nagpur, NTA would like to state the following:

Following the rescheduling of NEET (UG) 2026 to 21 June, the National Testing Agency reopened the examination-city correction window...

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