Maharashtra Pharmacy Admissions 2026 Delayed Amid NEET Re-Exam Row; Confirms Education Minister
Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Chandrakant Patil warns that NEET-UG re-test 2026 will delay pharmacy college admissions across the state as 15% pharmacy admissions are reserved under the all-India quota seats for National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) scores, and the process cannot proceed until the re neet results will be out.Â
Maharashtra's State Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil have warned that the upcoming NEET-UG re exam may delay both admission process and the start of the new academic session. Students looking to join pharmacy colleges in Maharashtra will have to wait longer this year following NEET 2026 exam cancellation.Â
Reportedly, Maharashtra state’s Common Entrance Test Cell planned to wrap up the admissions process by the end of June month. However, because of NEET re-test 2026 scheduling for June 21, entire timeline has been pushed further. Minister Patil said that admissions for 15 percent pharmacy seats are under AIQ Maharashtra NEET counselling 2026. The state cannot move forward with seat allotment until the re-exam happens and the final results are published.
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The NTA allowed the NEET Re-Exam Address and City of Examination Choice filling facility for the candidates. The last date to make these changes in the application was May 21.
The National Testing Agency released the NEW Dates for the NEET 2026 exam. The NEET 2026 exam held on May 3 was cancelled by the NTA. The RE-NEET exam date was June 21, 2026.
National Testing Agency cancelled the NEET 2026 exam conducted on May 3 due to paper leak. The NTA held the RE-NEET 2026 on June 21.
Along with the admission update, Minister Patil announced strict new rules to control how colleges should collect fees. He also introduced financial help for female students who are pursuing higher education in the state. The colleges cannot ask students with separate charges under different names, such as development fees or laboratory fees. Instead, all compulsory fee must be combined into one single fee structure. This total amount will be checked and managed by the state's Fee Regulatory Authority.
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