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49 candidates get AIAPGET retest after Jaipur power failure
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced a re-examination for 49 candidates who could not complete the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) due to a power failure at…
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday announced a re-examination for 49 candidates who could not complete the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) due to a power failure at a centre in Jaipur. The affected candidates will take the test on September 1, 2026, at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur.
Of the 192 candidates who appeared at Shri Satya Sai PG College, 143 completed their paper after the power resumed, while 49 did not. NDTV reports the NTA expressed regret for the inconvenience. Hindustan Times adds that the NTA has suspended its empanelment with the private agency Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt Ltd and issued a show-cause notice for lapses. The New Indian Express notes a total of 35,837 candidates took the exam at 200 centres across the country.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets reported the core facts identically: 49 candidates affected, a retest on September 1, and NTA action against the agency. The Hindustan Times story added the context of NTA being under scrutiny for past exam irregularities, a framing absent from NDTV and The New Indian Express. A careful reader should note that this is a standalone incident of power failure, not a paper leak, and NTA's swift response, suspension and show-cause, is the key development to watch.
The measured middle-ground is that the NTA acted promptly to penalise the contractor and reschedule the exam, but the recurring pattern of exam disruptions, as highlighted by Hindustan Times, remains a concern.
Coverage: 3 sources, 1 government-critical, 2 neutral
Sources (3): ndtv.com (neutral report), hindustantimes.com (government critical), newindianexpress.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
