AIIMS to Conduct CRE-5 Exam on September 7 After Power Failure at Jaipur Centre
AIIMS will hold a fresh test after server outages and power cuts disrupted the recruitment re-exam and prompted candidates to protest, police said.
- On Monday, AIIMS cancelled the Common Recruitment Examination-5 at a Digital Zone centre in Jaipur after technical glitches disrupted the test, prompting candidates to stage a protest outside the venue.
- The examination at the Digital Zone in Sitapura began around 30 minutes late due to technical issues. Within minutes of starting, the server went down and screens repeatedly failed, forcing candidates to abandon the rooms.
- This same facility also experienced system failures during the Jaipur NEET-PG held on Sunday, when candidates faced similar power and server disruptions during online testing.
- NBEMS announced a re-examination for 2,445 affected candidates on September 5 and formed a three-member committee to investigate the internal power supply failure.
- Principal Secretary Gayatri Rathore chairs the investigation committee, which includes officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Central Electricity Authority.
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Back-to-back glitches at Jaipur exam centre bring computer-based testing under scrutiny
A day after the NEET-PG re-exam is scheduled on September 5 for 2,445 candidates, the AIIMS CRE exam is disrupted at the same facility in the Sitapura locality of the Rajasthan capital
AIIMS to conduct CRE-5 exam on September 7 after power failure at Jaipur Centre
AIIMS will re-conduct an examination disrupted by a power failure. Candidates affected at the Jaipur centre will take the exam again. This re-examination is scheduled for September 7, 2026. Revised admit cards will be issued shortly through the examination portal. All original terms and conditions remain applicable for the re-examination.
AIIMS recruitment re-test cancelled in Jaipur over technical glitches a day after NEET-PG chaos
The incident was reported from the iON Digital Zone examination centre in Sitapura, where the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was conducting the re-examination for recruitment to Group B and Group C non-academic posts under the Common Recruitment Examination-5.
AIIMS CRE-5 re-exam hit by technical glitches in Jaipur, candidates protest; fresh test promised
AIIMS CRE-5 re-examination at a Jaipur centre was disrupted by server failures, delayed commencement and power outages on August 31, prompting candidates to protest outside the venue. AIIMS has cancelled the affected test and is expected to conduct it again. The disruption came a day after technical problems were reported at the same centre during NEET-PG 2026.
After NEET-PG, AIIMS re-exam hit by glitches at same Jaipur centre
The disruption at the Jaipur centre comes a day after the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) announced a fresh examination for candidates affected by power failures during the NEET-PG 2026 examination.
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