AIIMS CRE 2026 disrupted at same Jaipur exam centres a day after NEET PG power failure, re-exam announced
New Delhi: A day after the disruption of the NEET PG 2026 examination at two centres in Jaipur due to an internal power supply issue, the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, also faced a similar disruption at the same two centres in the city.
In response, AIIMS has cancelled the examination and scheduled a re-examination for the affected candidates on September 7, 2026.
The CRE examination was held at 9 am on August 31, 2026 at the two centres RJ0101 and RJ0102, located at the TCS-operated iON Digital Zone in Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
A total of 2,000 candidates were registered. Of these, 1,342 candidates appeared at centre RJ0101, while 436 candidates appeared at RJ0102. However, the examination was interrupted due to internal power supply issues at the test centre.
This comes after around 2,445 NEET PG candidates at the same two centres were unable to complete their examination, following which the NBEMS scheduled a re-examination for September 5. Barely 24 hours later, the AIIMS CRE examination was disrupted at the same two centres.
Candidates who appeared for the examination strongly criticised TCS and the government over the disruption and demanded that the government take responsibility for the situation and ensure that students' futures are not put at risk.
Power disruption during exam
The Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) is conducted for recruitment to Group B and Group C posts across various AIIMS and other Central Government and autonomous healthcare institutions in the country.
The current CRE examination covers recruitment to various posts, including Junior Administrative Assistant (JAA), Senior Administrative Assistant (SAA), Data Entry Operator (DEO), Personal Assistant, Stenographer, Private Secretary, Assistant Security Officer, Receptionist, Junior Medical Records Officer, Junior Warden, Hostel Warden, Telephone Operator and Social Security Officer.
The examination was scheduled over two days, 31st August and 1st September 2026, in three separate shifts. This arrangement was made to facilitate candidates who have applied for multiple posts and enable them to appear for all the examinations for which they are eligible.
"A total of 30,142 candidates registered for recruitment to the posts covered under the current examination. On 31st August 2026, 21,098 candidates were registered for the first shift, of whom 16,193 candidates appeared for the examination. The examination was conducted as scheduled at all the examination centres across the country except at two examination centres, RJ0101 and RJ0102, located at the TCS-operated iON Digital Zone, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan," the press note by AIIMS stated.
The press release further added, "At these two centres, a total of 2,000 candidates were registered. Of these, 1,342 candidates at RJ0101 and 436 candidates at RJ0102 appeared for the examination. The examination commenced at 9:00 AM as scheduled. However, the examination at these two centres, viz. RJ0101 and RJ0102, located at the TCS- operated iON Digital Zone, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, was interrupted due to internal power supply issues at the test centre."
AIIMS announced re exam
In view of the disruption, the institute has announced to cancel the examination at these two centres and conduct it afresh on September 7, 2026.
"In the interest of the affected candidates, the examination for candidates registered at these two Jaipur centres will be conducted on 7th September 2026. Suitable examination centres in Jaipur are being identified and arranged to accommodate the affected candidates, either together or in smaller cohorts, as required," the institute stated.
AIIMS has also instructed TCS to submit a detailed report on the incident. The agency has further been directed to preserve relevant system logs, CCTV footage and control-room communications for a detailed assessment of the circumstances that led to the disruption.
Meanwhile, claims of an alleged AIIMS CRE 2026 paper leak have also started circulating online following the disruption at the Jaipur centres. However, there is no verified evidence so far to establish that the AIIMS CRE question paper was leaked.
TCS issues statement
Acknowledging the disruption during both the NEET PG 2026 and AIIMS CRE 2026 examinations, TCS iON expressed regret to the affected candidates and said it is working with the respective authorities to ensure that they could complete the examinations at the earliest.
Describing the problem as internal power failures caused by “unknown local electrical issues”, TCS in a statement said, "During both these exams, a single centre, the iDZ Sitapura centre in Jaipur, Rajasthan, experienced internal power failures over both days, due to unknown local electrical issues. The expert team from the vendors responsible for electrical maintenance are working to get this fixed urgently. Further, all possible measures are being put in place to avoid recurrence of such issues in future."
Doctors raise concern
Dr Rohan Krishnan, Chief Patron of Federation of All India Medical Association (FAIMA), while reacting to the repeated disruptions, said that the incident is much more serious than a routine technical glitch and raised questions about accountability and quality control in India's computer-based examination ecosystem.
Speaking to Medical Dialogues, he said, "This is much more serious than a routine “technical glitch.” The worrying part is not that one exam had a problem; it is that the same TCS-operated iON Digital Zone centre in Sitapura, Jaipur was disrupted on two consecutive days during two different national-level examinations."
On the power supply issue, he said, "A power failure can happen. A server can fail. But if a centre has already suffered a major examination failure one day, allowing another high-stakes examination to proceed at the same centre the very next day without establishing that the infrastructure is completely stable is extremely difficult to justify. TCS iON itself has described the problem as internal power failures caused by “unknown local electrical issues” and said vendor teams were working urgently to fix it. The authorities have now asked TCS to preserve system logs, CCTV footage and control-room communications and submit a detailed report. That’s the right immediate step—but the investigation should determine responsibility, not merely explain what went wrong. And I think there is a larger issue here."
"Candidates should not be the ones paying the price for failures in examination infrastructure. These are students and aspirants who spend months preparing, travel long distances, pay examination fees, take leave from work/college, and enter the centre expecting the basic assurance that the examination system is functional. When the system fails repeatedly, simply saying “we will conduct a re-exam” does not completely compensate for the disruption," he said.
On the allegation of paper leak, he added, "I would not jump to allegations of a paper leak or deliberate sabotage without evidence. The currently reported facts point to repeated infrastructure/technical failures, not proof of malpractice. The investigation should establish exactly what happened. But the repeated failure itself is unacceptable. For examinations like NEET-PG and AIIMS recruitment, “technical glitch” cannot become an acceptable standard operating procedure."
Dr Saransh Verma, Co Convenor of IMA-JDN, UP in a post on X wrote, "Why did the same infrastructure fail two days in a row after a high-stakes exam already broke down there? What backup power, load testing, and centre-vetting standards were used? What action is being taken against the vendor/centre, and who is accountable for the wasted months of preparation and mental stress of aspirants?"
NEET PG 2026
Medical Dialogues had reported that the National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS, NBE) announced a re-examination for 2,445 candidates after an internal power supply issue disrupted the NEET PG 2026 examination at two centres in Jaipur on Sunday, August 30, 2026.
The affected candidates were appearing at the iON Digital Zone iDZ centres in Sitapura, Jaipur. The disruption triggered anger among candidates at the centre, with students expressing concern over the impact of the technical problem on their examination.
According to NBE, the examination could not be completed at the two centres due to the power supply disruption. The re-examination will be conducted on September 5, 2026, at 3 pm in Jaipur.
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