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The Guardian - UK
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Penelope MacRae in Delhi

More than 2m Indian students resit medical entrance exam after alleged leak

Young Indian women wearing headscarves standing in line holding forms, waiting to enter an examination centre, as a police officer marches by them
An Indian policeman patrols as candidates wait to enter an examination centre for the re-examination in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on 21 June 21 2026. Photograph: Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

More than 2 million aspiring Indian doctors have sat one of the world’s toughest entrance exams for a second time after an alleged question paper leak forced authorities to scrap the original test results.

Students arriving at test centres on Sunday were greeted by airport-style security. They were frisked, scanned, checked biometrically and made to pass through metal detectors while police and paramilitary personnel stood guard outside.

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