23 lakh students. 10 days to the re-NEET. Six fixes the Ministry can make now.
A citizen representation to the Union Ministry of Education and the National Testing Agency. By educators, parents, and NEET 2026 candidates. Non-partisan. Constructive. Implementable.
Add my name to Fix Our NEET →What is Fix Our NEET?
On 12 May 2026, the National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET UG 2026 examination held on 3 May 2026, following an alleged paper leak now under CBI investigation. The Government has confirmed a re-examination will be held within weeks.
Fix Our NEET is a structured representation to the Ministry of Education and NTA from the people most affected. It does not ask anyone to resign. It does not ask for any agency to be dissolved. It asks for six specific, implementable fixes that can be announced together with the re-NEET dates.
Each ask is something the Ministry, NTA, the Medical Counselling Committee, and the National Medical Commission can deliver inside the existing legal framework. None requires legislation. All can be in writing within 10 days.
When 25,000 verified signatories are on record, the petition will be hand-delivered to the Ministry of Education with a request for stamped acknowledgement. The acknowledgement will be published here.
The Six Asks
A re-NEET schedule with at least 21 days' written notice.
Candidates have prepared for two to four years for this exam. After cancellation on 12 May, they need time to recover, reorganise, and revise. NTA must publish the re-NEET date with a minimum of 21 clear days' notice, in writing, on neet.nta.nic.in.
Free re-allotment of exam centres, plus travel and accommodation reimbursement where the centre changes.
Many candidates have relocated since 3 May (post-Class 12 results, family moves). Every re-NEET candidate should have a one-time free choice to reselect exam city. Where NTA assigns a city other than the candidate's first preference, return travel by 3AC rail and one night of accommodation up to Rs. 2,500 should be reimbursed on production of receipts.
Published chain of custody and exam-day security protocol, with CCTV retention.
Before re-NEET day, NTA must publish: the printing vendor, the transport chain from press to centres, the opening protocol at each centre, and the verification process. Every examination hall must be under CCTV with footage retained for a minimum of 90 days, accessible to CBI and the Supreme Court if required.
An independent observer panel for the re-NEET.
A panel of three retired High Court judges, three senior medical educators (current or former Deans of government medical colleges), and at least one cybersecurity and digital-forensics expert should be constituted to monitor the re-NEET. The cybersecurity expert is essential because the 2026 leak was digital in nature — a 410-question document circulated on WhatsApp groups weeks before the exam. The panel must have unannounced access to any centre on exam day, plus end-to-end audit access to the digital paper-handling and result-processing chain, with a written report submitted to the Ministry within seven days of the exam.
An integrated counselling and academic calendar, published with the re-NEET dates.
Re-NEET will compress the counselling cycle by four to six weeks. To prevent confusion and seat loss, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (through MCC) and the National Medical Commission must publish, in writing, alongside the re-NEET date: revised All India Quota and State Quota counselling dates (no state may open Round 1 before AIQ result), free upgrade between rounds without forfeit of security deposit, formal extension of the MBBS academic session start, corresponding adjustment of FMGE / NEXT / internship / NEET PG dates for the 2026 cohort, and confirmation that state domicile eligibility is determined by the original application, not by the re-NEET centre.
A funded mental health support and grievance redressal line for re-NEET candidates.
The Ministry of Education, in coordination with NIMHANS or AIIMS Delhi, must operationalise a dedicated mental health helpline for re-NEET 2026 candidates and their families, funded for a minimum of 90 days from the re-NEET date. A separate grievance redressal cell, with a published 48-hour response standard, must handle exam-day incidents, centre allocation disputes, and counselling issues.
Educator and professional co-signatories
Each co-signatory has reviewed the petition and added their name. We are continuing to invite educators, medical professionals, and parent associations.
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