India, July 22 -- The cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 examination due to a paper leak left lakhs of aspirants grappling with uncertainty. The backlash over the paper leak and student suicides has only grown since then, triggering Cockroach Janta party (CJP)-led protests and emotional distress among students across the country.

While many spoke of the mental toll the decision took on them, Aryan Gupta-who secured All India Rank (AIR) 1 in the Re-NEET UG 2026 examination on June 21-has now shared that he too was overwhelmed by the setback. Recalling the days after the exam was cancelled, Gupta said he was "really devastated" and "cried a lot" before deciding to begin his preparation again.

Speaking about the period following the cancella...