Jammu Tawi, June 17 -- In a significant move to protect the integrity of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, the Government of India has imposed temporary restrictions on the Telegram messaging platform following recommendations from the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the Department of Higher Education.
The NEET-UG 2026 re-examination is scheduled for June 21. As part of the restrictions, access to Telegram in India will remain blocked until June 22, while the platform's message-editing feature has been disabled until June 30.
According to the NTA, the measures are aimed at preventing the spread of misinformation and fraudulent claims related to examination paper leaks. The agency noted that several Telegram channels and groups had been a...