Annamalai criticises NEET re-test arrangements

K. Annamalai. File | R. Raghunathan We The Leader movement founder K. Annamalai, on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), said the approach devised for the NEET re-test might not resolve the issue and instead risks creating a new set of problems.In a social media post, Mr. Annamalai criticised the arrangements made by the Ministry of Education for the NEET re-test scheduled for June 21.“Every student would appreciate the government’s efforts to prevent paper leaks by implementing additional security measures and enhanced monitoring. But an increase in scrutiny before entry, extended frisking, and an increase in the overall exam time from 180 minutes to 195 minutes will only add to their already ballooning exam pressure,” Mr. Annamalai contended.While the government has taken measures to contain leaks, they have forgotten the additional burden they have imposed on a young student before they take up an assessment, one that they have spent months preparing for, dissolving the entire purpose of our exam system and the NEP 2020’s goal to reduce ‘exam stress’, he said. Published - June 16, 2026 03:22 pm IST