New Delhi, June 16 -- The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday welcomed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's (MeitY) decision to restrict access to Telegram in India ahead of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination, saying the move would help safeguard the integrity of the examination and protect candidates from organised fraud.

In a statement, the NTA said the directions, issued on its recommendation, include restricting access to Telegram in India until June 22, covering the June 21 re-examination and its immediate aftermath. MeitY has also directed the platform to disable its message-editing feature in India until June 30.

"The measures have been taken in the interest of public order, in response to the organised us...