After UAE Centre Row, NTA Allots Nagpur Venue To NEET Candidate

The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Saturday said it had resolved the issue of a Nagpur-based candidate being allotted an examination centre in Abu Dhabi for the NEET UG 2026 re-examination, and that the student has now been assigned a centre in Nagpur. The matter drew widespread attention after the candidate, Abdullah Mohammad Talib, discovered that his re-exam admit card mentioned an examination centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, instead of a centre in India. According to reports, the student had applied for the examination from Nagpur and expected to be allotted a test centre within the country. Responding earlier to an NDTV post on X, the NTA had said that the grievance was being addressed and that, after due verification, the candidate would be allotted a centre in Nagpur within the next few hours. The agency later confirmed that the issue had been resolved.