After lakhs of students across India sat for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG 2026 on Sunday, parents and candidates from Pune raised concerns about procedural delays at several exam centres in the city that they say cost students precious time during the three-hour paper. The examination, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), was held on May 3 in a single shift from 2 pm to 5 pm, with entry to centres closing at 1:30 pm. While the NTA had put in place a comprehensive security framework, including mandatory frisking using high-sensitivity metal detectors and Aadhaar-based biometric authentication to prevent impersonation, parents allege that basic administrative tasks such as filling OMR sheets, pasting photographs on attendance sheets, and obtaining signatures were carried out after the exam had already begun at 2 pm, leaving students with less time to attempt questions.…