India, May 13 -- The cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 examination after reports of a large-scale paper leak has triggered anger, stress, and uncertainty among students and parents across Mumbai, with education experts and activists questioning how the breach occurred despite multiple security measures.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced that the NEET UG examination, conducted on May 3, would be cancelled and held again, after questions worth nearly 600 marks were allegedly leaked before the exam. The medical entrance examination was conducted across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad through more than 5,400 centres. Around 2.2 million students appeared for it, including nearly 270,000 from Maharashtra.

Parents ...