New Delhi, June 21 -- More than 20 lakh candidates appeared for the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (Undergraduate)-2026 2026 reexamination on Sunday, June 21. The reexamination was conducted after the original May 3 test was cancelled due to paper leaks.

Lakhs of candidates sat for the NEET (UG) 2026 reexamination across 5,440 centres in India and 14 centres abroad.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) said in a press release that around 7 lakh officials - police teams, observers and examination staff - were mobilised across India to conduct this examination, "and it was done in a record 37 days."

The agency thanked the stakeholders for the successful conduct of the examination, and hailed it as "Team Bharat's" efforts.

In a pres...