The National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences has rescheduled the NEET-PG 2026 exam for nearly 300 candidates in Jaipur for Sept. 5 [1].
This disruption affects a critical segment of medical aspirants in Rajasthan, highlighting vulnerabilities in the digital infrastructure used for high-stakes national certifications.
The original exam session at the Sitapura testing centre in Jaipur was disrupted by a sudden power outage and subsequent computer failures [3]. These technical glitches led to the cancellation of the initial session and sparked protests from the candidates present at the site [1].
According to the National Board of Examinations for Medical Sciences, the rescheduled exam will take place on Sept. 5, 2026 [2]. This decision follows the failure of the systems to maintain stability during the June 2026 testing window [2].
The incident occurred within a massive nationwide operation involving more than 1,000 test centres [4]. In total, more than 2.73 lakh aspirants are competing for postgraduate medical seats across India [4].
While the disruption was localized to the Sitapura centre, the resulting protests forced the board to act quickly to ensure fairness for the affected students. The board said it has not released further details regarding the specific cause of the power failure at the Jaipur facility [3].
“The original exam session at the Sitapura testing centre in Jaipur was disrupted by a sudden power outage.”
The rescheduling of the NEET-PG exam underscores the systemic risk that localized infrastructure failures pose to national-level standardized testing. Because these exams determine professional trajectories for thousands of doctors, any technical lapse can lead to significant legal and social unrest, placing pressure on the NBEMS to implement more robust power redundancies across its 1,000-plus centres.
