Jaipur NEET-PG Centres Hit by Power Outage as Exam Rescheduled to September 5
Two NEET-PG 2026 examination centres in Jaipur suffered power outages on August 30, triggering protests from candidates and parents and forcing the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences to reschedule the affected sessions to September 5. The disruption arrived at a particularly sensitive moment: the backlash over the NEET-UG 2026 paper-leak controversy had barely subsided when this fresh crisis emerged in Rajasthan's capital. Social-media posts alleging a question-paper leak at the Jaipur centres were swiftly rejected by NBEMS as misleading, and the board ordered a separate probe into the power failures.
🎓 iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 Rescheduled After Power Failure Disrupts Exam Day
Mid-Day reported that the NEET-PG 2026 examination at iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 in Jaipur was rescheduled to September 5 following a power outage that struck the centre on August 30. Nearly 300 candidates had been allotted seats at that location and were affected by the abrupt last-minute change. The decision to reschedule was taken after concerns about the reliability of the power supply at the centre prompted examination authorities to intervene. The new date of September 5 was formally communicated to the affected candidates by the NBEMS. The disruption at iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 represents one of two centres in Jaipur that were hit by the power failure on the same day, meaning a significant number of medical aspirants in the city were left scrambling to adjust their preparation schedules and travel arrangements on very short notice. For candidates who had made hotel bookings, arranged transport, and mentally prepared for August 30 as their examination date, the late announcement represented a considerable additional burden on top of their already demanding preparation regimes. The iON Digital Zone Sitapura 2 centre is one of several computer-based test facilities in Jaipur, and the fact that power-supply concerns were serious enough to trigger an official postponement raised immediate questions about infrastructure standards at NEET-PG examination venues across the country. The NBEMS confirmed that the approximately 300 candidates would now sit the examination at the same centre on the revised date of September 5. [7]
🎓 Candidates and Parents Protest as Two Jaipur NEET-PG Centres Suffer Power Cuts
ETV Bharat reported that two NEET-PG 2026 test centres in Jaipur were hit by power outages on August 30, 2026, just as the broader controversy surrounding the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak had been beginning to recede from the headlines. The sudden loss of power at both sites triggered a strong and immediate reaction from candidates and their parents, who gathered outside the examination centres and caused a visible commotion. The unrest reflected the accumulated anxieties of the medical aspirant community, which had already endured weeks of uncertainty and anger following the NEET-UG paper-leak fiasco earlier in the year. ETV Bharat noted that the outage hit two centres simultaneously in Rajasthan's capital, raising the possibility of a shared infrastructure failure or a common power-supply disruption affecting multiple venues in the area. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences responded to the escalating situation by rescheduling the examinations at the two affected centres, shifting them to September 5. The double disruption underscored the vulnerability of computer-based testing infrastructure to power-reliability problems, a systemic concern that examination authorities will need to address before the September 5 make-up examinations take place. The ETV Bharat report described the incident as the latest in a string of controversies to affect the 2026 NEET examination cycle in India, adding to growing public concern about the conduct and reliability of high-stakes medical entrance tests at the national level. [8]
🎓 NBEMS Rejects Paper-Leak Claims and Orders Probe into Jaipur Power Outage
The New Indian Express reported that social-media posts circulating from Jaipur on August 30 alleged that the NEET-PG 2026 question paper had been leaked at the examination centres affected by the power failure. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences responded quickly, characterising the leak allegations as misleading and firmly rejecting them. The board stated that the disruption at the centres was the result of a power failure rather than any compromise of examination integrity. NBEMS also announced that it had ordered a formal probe into the circumstances surrounding the power outage at the two Jaipur centres, committing to investigate whether the infrastructure failure could have been anticipated or prevented. The rescheduled examination, to be conducted on September 5 for the nearly 300 affected candidates, was confirmed by the board as part of its response to the crisis. The TNIE report noted that candidates had been photographed leaving examination centres across India following the August 30 session, reflecting the larger national picture of NEET-PG 2026 proceeding across multiple cities simultaneously. The quick denial of the paper-leak allegation was critical given the heightened sensitivity around examination integrity in the aftermath of the NEET-UG 2026 controversy, which had dominated educational and political discourse in India through much of the year and had eroded public confidence in the NEET examination process more broadly. [9]
Sources: [7] Mid-Day · [8] ETV Bharat · [9] The New Indian Express