For months, the conversation around NEET-UG 2026 has centred on the paper leak controversy, the re-examination, OMR disputes and the continuing student protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. This week, however, the spotlight shifted to an unexpected voice — the candidate who secured All India Rank (AIR) 2.

Here's a timeline of the key events—from exam day to the latest protest that led to a lathi charge and finally PM Modi's statement.

Panshul Bansal, a NEET-UG 2026 re-examination topper, stayed home and studied. He secured All India Rank 2 with a 99.9999 percentile. Bansal viewed the exam cancellation as an…

Bansal said the re-examination gave him an opportunity to refine his preparation rather than start from scratch.

NEET UG 2026 AIR 1 Aryan Gupta spoke about the cancellation of the earlier examination, the challenges faced by aspirants and the student protests that followed. Gupta said the…

Aryan Gupta, who topped the NEET UG 2026 re-exam, shared his struggles and credited his family for support. | India News

Protests over the NEET paper leak are expanding to include other government job aspirants. Students are converging at Jantar Mantar to voice their recruitment and admission…

For months, the conversation around NEET-UG 2026 has centred on the paper leak controversy, the re-examination, OMR disputes and the continuing student protests at Delhi's Jantar…

When the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 examination was cancelled following allegations of a paper leak, All India Rank 1 (AIR 1) Aryan Gupta…