Goa, June 15 -- With less than a week left for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, the whistleblower who first exposed the paper leak has expressed confidence that the June 21 test will be secure. However, many students in Rajasthan's Sikar, one of India's biggest coaching hubs for medical aspirants, remain sceptical and say only the conduct of the examination will determine whether the new safeguards are effective.

Shashikant Suthar, a chemistry teacher at Gurukripa Coaching Institute in Sikar, was among the first to alert authorities about the alleged paper leak following the May 3 examination. He approached local police and later informed the National Testing Agency (NTA), leading to a wider investigation that uncovered an alleged multi-...