NEET-UG re-examination is to be held tomorrow. About 22 lakh candidates will take part in it. Mock drills were also conducted across the country on Saturday before the examination. Different teams of police, district administration and examination centers were busy trying to ensure that there was no paper leak on Sunday nor any incident of any kind of cheating. Amidst all this, mock drills continued throughout the day on Saturday.
After the last paper leak, it is a challenge for NTA to conduct the examination without any problem this time. Let us tell you that about 22 lakh students from across the country will take the NEET exam tomorrow. For this, centers have been set up in 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad. A total of more than 5000 exam centers have been created for this year’s examination. More than 2 lakh employees, 674 city coordinators and 6,669 observers are deployed. Aadhaar based biometric system has been made to prevent any kind of cheating.
The examination center will be monitored through CCTV cameras, which will be live monitored from the centralized control room. GPS tracking will be done to carry the papers to the examination centre. Police escort will be provided. Apart from this, many arrangements have been made so that paper leaks can be prevented. Although systems like metal detector testing, CCTV surveillance and strict frisking of students will definitely help in preventing cheating at the examination centres, NTA should not forget that the biggest challenge of an examination like NEET is not the cheating that happens inside the examination centre, but the paper leak that happens before the examination.
More than one lakh CCTV cameras will be tested
NEET (UG) 2026 will be conducted on Sunday at 5,440 examination centers across the country and 14 centers abroad. The exam will be conducted in 551 Indian cities. The examination will be in English and 12 Indian languages. More than 95,000 examination rooms have been created. CCTV has been arranged in all the examination rooms.
A total of 1,38,560 CCTV cameras have been installed, which will be monitored at the national, state and ministry levels. 51,311 jammers have been deployed to stop copying. 2 Invigilators will be present in each examination room.
More than 10 additional examination personnel deployed at the centers
More than 10 additional examination personnel have been deployed at every examination centre. 38,795 frisking staff and 48,448 biometric verification personnel have been deployed to examine the candidates. Along with biometric verification, face authentication has also been arranged. A Center Systems Officer (CSO) has been appointed at all 5,440 centres. About 6,700 observers and more than 100 virtual observers have been deployed for monitoring at the examination centres.
very tight security arrangements
CCTV footage will also be analyzed with AI based technology. Police, paramilitary forces, Indian Air Force and postal department have been deployed for security arrangements. On an average, 40-50 security personnel will be deployed at each examination centre. Officers have been deployed in about 1,500 bank branches to protect confidential examination material. About 700 collection centers have been set up across the country for OMR sheet collection. On June 20, a nationwide mock drill was organized and all the arrangements were tested.
Keep a close eye on rumors and fake “paper leak” claims
Facilities like drinking water, ORS, ambulance and shady waiting area for parents will be provided to the candidates. Wall clock has been installed in every examination room. Candidates will be given additional rough work pages. Keeping in mind the time taken in the admission process, the examination period has been extended. NTA is keeping a close watch on the rumors and fake “paper leak” claims spreading on social media. Candidates and parents are advised to rely only on the official information of NTA.
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