NewsFlash Daily™
03 May 
Tears and frustration unfolded outside Bengaluru exam centres after students were denied entry to the NEET examination for arriving just minutes after the gate closure deadline
Bengaluru: Emotional scenes were witnessed at multiple NEET examination centres in Bengaluru after students were denied entry for arriving a few minutes late, leaving families and aspirants devastated on one of the most important academic days of the year.
According to reports, at least two students were reportedly denied entry at separate exam centres in the city after reaching the venue after the prescribed reporting deadline.
The incidents were reported at Government First Grade College in Yelahanka and R.C.
College Exam Centre near Chalukya Circle.
Gate Closed at Official Reporting Time
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the NEET exam under strict reporting guidelines, and students are required to enter the examination centre before the final gate closure.
Sources said the exam began at 2 PM, while entry gates were reportedly closed at 1:30 PM as per examination protocol.
One student who reached the Yelahanka centre around 10 minutes late was reportedly not allowed inside after the gate had already been closed.
In another case, a student traveling from Attibele reportedly reached the exam centre nearly 20 minutes late, allegedly due to traffic congestion.
Emotional Scenes Outside Centres
Witnesses said the students broke down outside the examination centres after being informed that the reporting process had been completed and entry could no longer be allowed under examination rules.
Parents and relatives who accompanied them also expressed disappointment, saying the students had spent the entire year preparing for the highly competitive medical entrance examination.
“They studied for months, but a few minutes changed everything.”
The incidents have once again sparked discussion over exam reporting deadlines, traffic management, and last-minute access issues during major competitive examinations.
