NTA reschedules AIAPGET for 49 candidates, issues show-cause notice over lapse

NTA has rescheduled AIAPGET 2026 for 49 candidates affected by a Jaipur power failure. It also issued a show-cause notice to Eduquity Career Technologies and suspended its empanelment pending resolution of the matter.AIAPGET 2026: NTA reschedules exam for 49 candidates to September 1 after power cut (Photo: Screengrab/ITG video)The National Testing Agency (NTA) has rescheduled the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2026 for 49 candidates who could not complete the examination due to a power supply failure at a centre in Jaipur.The NTA has also issued a show-cause notice to M/s Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd. over lapses in the conduct of the AIAPGET examination at the Jaipur centre. Pending resolution of the notice, the empanelment of M/s Eduquity with NTA has been suspended with immediate effect.The AIAPGET 2026 examination was conducted in two shifts across approximately 205 centres. Of the 51,482 candidates registered for the examination, 49,867 appeared for the test. NTA's tweet WHAT HAPPENED TO THE 49 CANDIDATES?The disruption occurred at Shri Satya Sai PG College in Jaipur, where 192 candidates were scheduled to appear for the examination. According to the NTA, a power failure at the centre prevented 49 candidates from completing their computer-based test. The examination was successfully conducted for thousands of candidates across the country. However, the affected candidates at the Jaipur centre were unable to finish their papers due to the disruption in power supply.The incident also reportedly caused further disruption during the second shift. Candidates scheduled to appear later in the day were affected as the power supply remained unavailable at the centre. Candidates appearing in the second shift were scheduled to enter the examination centre between 1 pm and 2.30 pm. However, reports indicated that several candidates were still waiting outside the centre even after 3 pm as the disruption continued.The NTA has now scheduled a re-examination for the 49 affected candidates on September 1, 2026.- EndsPublished By: Karan YadavPublished On: Aug 23, 2026 10:29 IST