Chandigarh, May 20 -- The fallout of the NEET-UG paper leak is emptying the streets of Chandigarh's prominent coaching hubs. With the National Testing Agency (NTA) opening an exam city and address correction window that runs until May 21, outstation students who originally relocated to the tricity are packing their bags. Instead of remaining in the city, these medical aspirants are choosing to appear for the June 21 re-exam much closer to their hometowns.

City coordinator Virender Singh, principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector 47, confirmed the trend. He said that the city may see a decline in the number of candidates appearing, though exact figures are not yet available. "The majority of aspirants still belong to the city," he noted, ad...