Claim

NEET-UG 2026 was held on 3 May for ~2.27 million candidates and cancelled on 12 May after a pre-circulated guess paper overlapped with the actual exam.

Verified core fact factual education trigger

Source coverage: 2026 NEET controversy · Wikipedia

Rationale

Primary dated facts corroborated by Wikipedia '2026 NEET controversy' and University World News; leak traced to coaching hubs with CBI/police arrests.

Evidence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_NEET_controversy Held 3 May, cancelled 12 May, ~120 overlapping questions pending audit