Jaipur NTA Exam Chaos: Power Cut at Centre Leaves AYUSH PG Aspirants Without Exam

Jaipur: Serious chaos erupted at a Jaipur examination centre on Saturday after a power outage disrupted the All India AYUSH PG Entrance Examination, conducted online by the National Testing Agency (NTA).

The examination was being held at Satya Sai College in Jaipur, where students reportedly faced problems after the electricity supply was interrupted during the first shift.

Exam Disrupted After Power Cut

According to reports, the first shift of the examination was scheduled from 10 am to 12 noon. However, the power supply reportedly went out at around 10:15 am, disrupting the online examination process.

Since the test was conducted on computers, the power failure directly affected the candidates' ability to continue their examination.

The disruption reportedly led to confusion and anger among the students at the examination centre.

Generator Also Failed to Provide Backup

The situation became more serious when attempts were reportedly made to switch on the college's generator after the power supply failed.

However, according to the reports, the generator could not be operated because there was no diesel available.

With neither the regular electricity supply nor the generator functioning, students were reportedly left in a difficult situation during an important entrance examination.

Students Create Uproar at Centre

The disruption triggered protests and an uproar among the students at the centre. Candidates questioned how an examination centre conducting a major national-level online test could be left without adequate power backup.

For students who had prepared for the entrance examination and travelled to the centre to appear for the test, the unexpected disruption created considerable uncertainty.

Questions Over Examination Arrangements

The incident has also raised questions over the preparedness of examination centres for computer-based national-level tests.

With online examinations completely dependent on uninterrupted electricity and functioning computer systems, reliable backup arrangements are considered essential.

The incident at the Jaipur centre is likely to put the spotlight on the responsibility of examination authorities and centres to ensure that candidates do not suffer because of infrastructure failures.

Further details regarding the affected candidates and any decision by the authorities on the disrupted examination are awaited.