Power failure: NTA issues notice to firm running Ayush exam centre in Jaipur
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday suspended the empanelment of a firm and issued a show-cause notice for lapses, including a power cut, at an All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) centre in Jaipur, an official said.
In a statement on X, the Agency said, “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 centre in Jaipur. Pending resolution of the notice, the empanelment of M/s Eduquity with NTA stands suspended with immediate effect.”
Earlier in the day, the NTA announced its decision to conduct a re-exam on September 1 for 49 candidates who could not complete the AIAPGET due to a power failure at the Jaipur centre.
In a message on X, the NTA said, “The AIAPGET examination was conducted for 36,979 registered candidates in Shift-I on 22 August 2026, in which 35,837 candidates appeared at 200 centres across the country.”
“The examination was completed for 35,788 candidates. However, at Shri Satya Sai PG College Centre, in Jaipur, where 192 candidates appeared for the examination, 49 candidates could not complete the examination due to a power failure at the centre, attributed to Eduquity Career Technologies Private Limited, the exam-conducting agency,” said the NTA.
“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 September 1, 2026, at 10 a.m. in Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur. Further details will be shared through the revised Admit Card issued for such candidates,” said the Agency.
Earlier, on August 18, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi held a review meeting of the NTA and directed all concerned to put in place necessary security and related infrastructural facilities for the smooth conduct of examinations following the recent cancellation of three University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) tests after errors were reported in the question papers.
–IANS
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