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Examination disruptions in Jaipur due to power failures

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A series of power failures at examination centres in Jaipur, India, has disrupted multiple high-stakes medical entrance and recruitment exams. The disruptions began on August 22, 2026, during the All India Ayush Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET). A power outage at the Shri Satya Sai PG College centre prevented 49 candidates from completing their computer-based test, leading to protests from students and parents regarding exam integrity and inadequate power backups. The National Testing Agency (NTA) scheduled a re-examination for these candidates for September 1. Subsequent power failures occurred at the iDZ Sitapura centre, impacting the NEET-PG 2026 and the AIIMS Common Recruitment Examination (CRE). TCS iON, the service provider, apologized for the outages, attributing them to “unknown local electrical issues.” In response, On August 31, the AIIMS CRE faced further significant technical disruptions at the TCS-operated iON Digital Zone in Sitapura. Power outages and server failures caused systems to crash, affecting approximately 1,778 candidates. While the AIIMS administration initially canceled the first shift to maintain integrity and scheduled a re-test re-examination for the CRE on September 7, while the re-examination attempt itself was plagued by instability. Reports indicate the session started 30 minutes late due to server issues, followed by a re-test for second technical failure just 20 minutes into the exam. This recurring instability led to protests and demonstrations by candidates and parents outside the center, with some noting the facility had experienced difficulties during a NEET-PG was set for September 5. exam the previous day.

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