# Supreme Court refuses urgent hearing on NEET-PG re-exam challenge 2026-09-14T13:16:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A plea against the NEET-PG re-examination for 2,445 candidates whose August 30 exam was disrupted by technical failures at two Jaipur centres was mentioned before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant told the advocate to approach the designated NEET bench led by Justice P S Narasimha instead. The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences announced the re-exam after 2,63,535 of 2,65,980 total candidates completed the test successfully. Power outage in Sitapura delayed the exam start, and candidates complained of poor communication from NTA. The court did not cancel the re-exam. Affected candidates await directions from the designated bench and NBEMS on the revised schedule. ## Indian Opinion Analysis India Today's two pieces together frame the disruption as a candidate-experience crisis, one article leads with the SC challenge, the other with Jaipur's power outage and aspirant anxiety, while New Indian Express reports only the legal challenge, omitting the local disruption entirely. India Today's Jaipur piece gives voice to candidate frustration and demands for NTA clarity, a critical framing absent from the other two sources. All three report the SC bench's direction to the designated NEET bench, confirming the re-exam is not cancelled. The NBEMS has not announced a new re-exam date, the designated bench's order will determine next steps. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in (sensationalist) focuses on power outage and candidate anxiety, omits re-exam challenge - indiatoday.in (sensationalist) focuses on power outage and candidate anxiety, omits re-exam challenge - newindianexpress.com (neutral report) straight wire-style report of court hearing, no candidate perspective Tags: Jaipur, NBEMS, NEET PG, NTA, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/neet-pg-re-exam-for-2445-candidates-challenged-in-supreme-court/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/neet-pg-re-exam-for-2445-candidates-challenged-in-supreme-court/#story-in-brief