The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced a re-examination for more than 40 candidates who could not complete the All India AYUSH Post Graduate Entrance Test (AIAPGET) 2026 due to a power failure at an examination centre in Jaipur on Saturday.
The AIAPGET 2026 examination was conducted on August 22 for 36,979 registered candidates in Shift-I across 200 centres nationwide. A total of 35,837 candidates appeared for the examination, of whom 35,788 were able to complete the test.
However, at Shri Satya Sai PG College in Jaipur, 192 candidates appeared for the examination and 49 were unable to complete it because of a power failure at the centre. According to the NTA, the disruption was attributed to M/S Eduquity Career Technologies Private Limited, the agency responsible for conducting the examination.
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To ensure that the affected candidates are given an opportunity to complete the examination, the NTA has scheduled a re-examination for September 1, 2026. The re-examination will begin at 10 am at Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur.
The NTA expressed regret to the affected candidates for the inconvenience caused by the disruption. It said further information regarding the re-examination, including reporting and other examination-related instructions, will be provided through revised admit cards issued specifically to the candidates concerned.
Candidates who are eligible for the re-examination are advised to check their revised admit cards carefully and follow the instructions issued by the examination authority.
The AIAPGET is a national-level entrance examination for admission to postgraduate AYUSH courses. The test is conducted by the NTA for candidates seeking admission to programmes in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
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The National Testing Agency also released contact details for the candidates, the helpline numbers are 011-40759000 and 011-69227700. They can also send their queries by email to aiapget@nta.ac.in.
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