The NEET-UG re-exam tested endurance and conceptual depth with the physics section being dubbed as lengthy and time-consuming by students and educationists. This will lower the cut-off considerably.Vivek Thakur, an IIT-Kharagpur alumnus and managing director of Scholars Den, said, “According to the feedback from students across multiple centres, the physics section was lengthy and time-consuming. It was extremely difficult for students to attempt the physics section in one hour.”He told The Tribune that even some of the easy questions involved reading a large volume of text, making it difficult to solve it quickly. “120+ will be considered a very good score in the physics section as only 3-4 questions were straightforward which would be the read-and-tick type,” Thakur said.Thakur said since physics has always played a major role in determining the rank in NEET-UG, the lengthy and calculative paper of re-NEET would lower the cut-off considerably. “It may eventually bring down the general category cut-offs for government medical colleges to sub-550 marks level. In 2025, NEET-UG paper had a similar toughness level of physics making 100+ a very good score, bringing down the cut-off to 525. Except for top 100 ranks, if any student scores close to 120 marks out of 180, it will be considered exceptional,” he said.Vivek Jha, a NEET aspirant from Kota, said that the paper was lengthy. “Physics was the toughest. Chemistry was moderate and biology was easy,” he said.Nabin Kaarki, national academic director (medical), Aakash Educational Services Limited, said unlike the exam conducted on May 3, which rewarded straightforward NCERT textbook review, the new test paper tested endurance and conceptual depth. “The examination demanded rigorous analytical preparation over quick memory recall. Overall, the paper is classified as moderate to difficult, proving visibly more demanding than the initial May session,” he said.He said that physics was the toughest and lengthiest segment of the entire paper. “Heavily driven by core mechanics, electrodynamics, modern physics and thermodynamics…Application-driven numerical problems created intense time pressure for students,” Kaarki said.He said that chemistry was noticeably tougher than the May 3 exam paper. Biology (botany + zoology) remained the easiest and most-high scoring zone for candidates.Kaarki said, “Owing to the restrictive calculation demands in physics and chemistry alongside localised subject ambiguities, the All-India Quota (AIQ) general category cut-off for government seats is expected to experience a downward correction, settling down to 590–600 marks.”30 arrested over impersonationThe Bihar Police on June 21 arrested 30 suspects, including nine impersonators caught at exam centres in Lakhisarai where re-NEET(UG) examination was on. All the nine impersonators are medical students.As per the police, the impersonators used fake Aadhaar cards and other documents to enter three examination centres in Lakhisarai. Investigation is ongoing into which people were indulging in unfair practices in the medical entrance examination.“On June 21, during the NEET re-examination conducted at four examination centres under Lakhisarai district, nine fake examinees found involved in malpractice, one original examinee, two associates and 18 biometric staff members were arrested — totalling 30 accused,” Lakhisarai police said in a statement.The police suspect the principal organiser of the solver gang network is Arpit Raj, who is an MBBS student and was previously questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during the 2024 NEET paper leak probe.In March, the Bihar Economic Offences Unit (EOU) had arrested Lakhisarai resident Praveen Kumar Sinha alias Dablu Mukhiya.The arrested impersonators include Saurabh Jijha (AIIMS Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, IVth year MBBS), Mantosh Kumar (New Jalpaiguri Medical College, West Bengal, fourth year MBBS), Vivek Kumar (Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, Gaya, Bihar, fourth year MBBS), Himanshu Kumar (Government Medical College, Satna, Madhya Pradesh, first-year MBBS), Aman Agrawal (University College of Medical Science Delhi, MBBS intern), Jitendra Kumar (Nalanda Medical College and Hospital, first-year MBBS), Chanchal Kumari (Government Ayurvedic College, Odisha, BAMS student), Poonam Kumari (Banaras Hindu University, BSc Nursing student), and Roshan Kumar (NMCH, Patna, B. Pharma fourth year).