The Centre on Friday warned that if anyone tries to disrupt the scheduled NEET re-examination, slated for June 21, they will face the “full might of the law”. This came as the National Testing Agency (NTA) extended the examination window by 15 minutes — from 2 pm to 5.15 pm — for mandatory formalities such as signing of attendance sheets and other invigilation procedures.Reviewing the preparedness for the re-examination at a meeting with the NTA Director General, Cabinet Secretary Dr TV Somanathan emphasised the need to ensure a smooth, transparent and secure conduct of the re-examination through close coordination among all stakeholders.“The full might and weight of the law will fall on anyone trying in any manner to distort, disrupt or tamper with the integrity or smooth conduct of the re-examination,” said Somanathan.The Cabinet Secretary had reviewed the arrangements with Central Secretaries and relevant agencies on June 1. On June 4, he had held a review meeting with the Chief Secretaries of states.Announcing the revised examination window, the NTA said it had been designed to ensure that candidates could utilise the intended examination time without feeling that administrative processes were cutting into their opportunity to attempt the paper.“In addition, the space available for rough work in the question paper booklet has been increased. Candidates will now be provided with four rough-work pages instead of two, giving them more room for calculations, diagrams and other workings during the examination,” the NTA said in a public notice.Another important change relates to the design of the question paper booklet. Earlier, rough-work pages were provided only at the end of the booklet. “While this arrangement worked well for many candidates, feedback indicated that it was less convenient for some, particularly left-handed candidates. To address this, two rough-work pages have now been placed immediately after the instruction page at the beginning of the booklet, while two pages will continue to be available at the end. This revised layout has been incorporated in both English and regional language versions of the question paper so that candidates can use whichever pages are more convenient for them,” the testing agency said.