Rajasthan, June 21 -- A NEET UG aspirant was allegedly denied entry into the examination center in Rajasthan's Ajmer district on Sunday, June 21, because she was wearing a burqa.

Kulsum Bano had come with her father from Beawar to write the medical entrance exam, which is being re-conducted on Sunday after the May 3rd exam was cancelled due to an alleged paper leak.

Police officers stationed as security told her that a burqa and hijab were not allowed and she needed to remove both to enter the examination hall.

Speaking to reporters, an irate Bano said that the National Testing Agency (NTA) allows religious attire inside the examination hall.

"When I took the exam on May 3rd, I was in the same attire then as I am now: wearing a burqa ...