In light of the NEET controversy, the Ministry of Education has cancelled the UGC NET June 2024 exam. In this TOI exclusive, we discuss the issues that candidates faced during the exam, such as late hologram sticker attachment, biometric data errors in Bihar's Danapur, and poor infrastructure. Heat-related fainting, a lack of water and fans, and the switch to offline OMR mode from the usual CBT format were all issues.