NEET UG 2026 Supreme Court Hearing: Plea Challenging Nationwide Retest Postponed to July

• Hearing Deferred: The Supreme Court of India has postponed the hearing of a fresh plea challenging the nationwide NEET-UG retest.

• Next Hearing Date: The matter has been deferred until July, after the Supreme Court returns from its recess.

• No Stay on the Retest: The court declined to grant an immediate interim stay, meaning the scheduled nationwide re-examination will proceed as planned on June 21.

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• Case Transferred: The vacation bench directed the petition to be listed before a bench led by Justice P S Narasimha, who is already handling related NEET irregularity cases.

• Petitioner’s Argument: The plea argues that a blanket, nationwide retest unfairly penalizes lakhs of innocent students for localized administrative failures.

• Future Demands: The petition calls for systemic changes in future exams, including transitioning to a secure Computer-Based Test (CBT) model and using encrypted digital question papers