The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday suspended the empanelment of a private exam-conducting agency after a power failure prevented some candidates at a Jaipur centre from completing the AIAPGET exam.
In a post on X, NTA said it had also issued a show-cause notice to the company responsible for conducting the examination.
“NTA has issued a show-cause notice to M/s Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for lapses in the conduct of the AIAPGET examination at a center in Jaipur. Pending resolution of the notice, the empanelment of M/s Eduquity with NTA stands suspended with immediate effect,” the agency wrote.
Earlier on Saturday, NTA said that the AIAPGET exam for 49 candidates at a Jaipur centre will be rescheduled to September 1, 2026, as they could not complete their exam due to a power failure.
What happened?
{{/usCountry}}Earlier on Saturday, NTA said that the AIAPGET exam for 49 candidates at a Jaipur centre will be rescheduled to September 1, 2026, as they could not complete their exam due to a power failure.
What happened?
{{/usCountry}}Out of 192 candidates who were appearing for the AIAPGET exam at Jaipur's Shri Satya Sai PG College centre, 49 could not complete their exam due to a power failure, the NTA said. Further details will be shared through the revised admit card for these candidates, it added.
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Sharing details of the re-exam, NTA said the test for those affected by the power cut will be held at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur, on September 1 at 10 am.
“For all the candidates who could not complete the examination, the National Testing Agency expresses regret for the inconvenience caused. Their re-examination will be conducted on 01 September 2026 at 10:00 A.M in Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur. Further details will be shared through the revised Admit Card issued for such candidates,” the NTA said.
NTA under scrutiny
This comes at a time when NTA is already under scrutiny for irregularity and mismanagement of examinations conducted by the central body.
Early this week, the NTA announced a re-examination for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in English, commerce and sociology, following errors in the question papers flagged by a panel
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On Tuesday, the Union education ministry said the NTA removed 600 subject experts, rolled out a four-tier question-paper-checking system, and will shift its headquarters from Okhla in south Delhi to central Delhi. This came after a series of paper leaks and question-paper errors that hit high-stakes examinations over the past two years, affecting millions of students.