Overview
- The National Medical Commission told medical colleges not to grant MBBS students leave on May 2 and 3 to safeguard the NEET-UG 2026 exam’s integrity.
- The notice, signed by NMC secretary Raghav Langer, asked institutions to stay vigilant and to warn students against any conduct that could hurt the test’s fair run.
- The advisory cited instructions from the Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education, signaling coordination between regulators overseeing the exam environment.
- FAIMA, a national doctors’ body, demanded that the NMC withdraw the directive and issue an apology, calling the move arbitrary and demeaning to medical students.
- In Mumbai, resident doctors said they will approach the health minister for relief, while in Hyderabad some government colleges declared Sunday a working day and moved to keep students in hostels, tightening controls on movement and schedules.