The Madras High Court put an interim stay on the declaration of NEET-UG 2025 results, restraining the authorities from releasing it, after several students of a Chennai Centre approached the high court, claiming they were affected by a power cut during the exam.
Power Outage At Examination Centre
According to NDTV, students stated in their plea that due to heavy rainfall and a storm, there was a power outage at the PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya CRPF-Avadi, Chennai, examination centre between 3 pm-4:15 pm on May 4.
According to the affidavit of a few students, there were no backup facilities such as a generator or inverter at the examination centre.
20.8 lakh candidates appeared in NEET UG 2025
Over 20.8 lakh candidates appeared for the NEET UG 2025 examination held across 548 cities in India and 14 international centres, said sources at the Ministry of Education.
“20.8 lakh candidates appeared in the exam. There is no doubt — it happened smoothly,” the source said, adding that only minor issues like late arrivals and some confusion over dress codes were reported. “No violations or use of unfair means have been reported so far,” the source confirmed.
NTA adopted a coordinated “whole-of-government” approach
The National Testing Agency (NTA), responsible for organising the medical entrance exam, adopted a coordinated “whole-of-government” approach to ensure secure and fair conduct.
A Centralised Control Room was established under the Ministry of Education, bringing together officials from the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare, Home Affairs, Defence, and Electronics & IT (MeitY). This hub monitored real-time developments in coordination with district administrations and police forces across the country.
