India NEET medical exam resits go ahead under tight security

India's NEET medical-school entrance exam was held again under tight security following allegations of a question-paper leak. According to the BBC, millions of students sat the exam at thousands of centres across the country. The National Testing Agency (NTA) tightened access controls at exam centres, banned mobile devices and used additional security convoys to transport answer scripts.

Students who had protested the original exam had been on the streets for weeks. Investigations into leak allegations through digital platforms, notably Telegram, are continuing. The government has promised structural reform to rebuild confidence in the NEET process; the regulator said the digital-security infrastructure will be overhauled.

NEET is India's largest university entrance exam, with around 2 million candidates each year. The release schedule for the results, the appeals process for the resit and possible court rulings will be clarified in the coming weeks. Students and education experts who spoke to the BBC said the exam system needs structural change for long-term credibility.