India, June 22 -- Several students missed Sunday's re-NEET examination in Mumbai after arriving minutes past the 1.30pm reporting deadline, while others complained of being denied water bottles and facing inadequate facilities at some centres across the city. The exam was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) at 63 centres across the city.

At Maharshi Dayanand College in Parel, two candidates who reached shortly after the cut-off time were denied entry, prompting protests from their parents. The students said they feared losing an academic year after missing the exam.

The students alleged that the gates were shut before the stipulated deadline. Centre authorities, however, denied the claim and said entry was closed exactly at 1...