{
  "id": 2605060,
  "title": "AIAPGET 2026: NTA Issues Show-Cause Notice To Eduquity, Suspends Empanelment After Jaipur Power Failure Disrupts Exam For 49 Candidates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/aiapget-2026-nta-issues-show-cause-notice-to-eduquity-suspends",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:25:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/aiapget-2026-nta-issues-show-cause-notice-to-eduquity-suspends-empanelment-after-jaipur-power-failure-disrupts-exam-for-49-candidates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The National Testing Agency (NTA) has recently issued a show-cause notice to M/s Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd. following a power failure during the AIAPGET 2026 examination in Jaipur. The incident resulted in 49 candidates being unable to complete their tests, leading to the suspension of Eduquity's empanelment with NTA pending resolution of the notice. The affected candidates are now required to take a re-examination scheduled for September 1, 2026. The NTA has apologized for the disruption and inconvenience caused to the candidates.",
  "summary": "The National Testing Agency (NTA) has issued a show-cause notice to M/s Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt. Ltd. following lapses in the conduct of the AIAPGET 2026 examination at an exam centre in Jaipur. The agency has also suspended Eduquity's empanelment with NTA with immediate effect, pending resolution of the notice. NTA has issued a show-cause notice to M/s Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt.…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "NTA announces AIAPGET re-exam for 49 candidates after power failure at Jaipur centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/nta-announces-aiapget-re-exam-for-49-candidates-after-power-failure",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:21:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Power failure at Jaipur centre: 49 fail to complete Ayush PG entrance test, NTA announces re-test for them",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/power-failure-at-jaipur-centre-49-fail-to-complete-ayush-pg-entrance",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:50:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "AIAPGET 2026: NTA announces re-exam for 49 candidates in Jaipur after power failure",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/aiapget-2026-nta-announces-re-exam-for-49-candidates-in-jaipur-after",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:20:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}