National Recruitment Aptitude Test 2026 - Shift 2
Reported / Projected Issue
Multiple candidates reported the on-screen timer freezing for several minutes while the question palette remained responsive.
What Could Have Gone Wrong
Preliminary review suggests a local network switch at the centre lost sync with the central exam server, causing the timer widget (which polls the server) to stall while locally-cached question data kept rendering normally.
Analysis
The affected candidates (approximately 40) were identified via server logs showing a synchronization gap between 10:42 AM and 10:49 AM. The agency granted an additional 7 minutes to all candidates on the affected system bank and flagged the centre for a network infrastructure audit before the next shift.
Public Perception
Candidates on social media initially suspected a deliberate attempt to cause confusion, but the agency's published log excerpt and the limited, localized scope of the issue support the technical-glitch explanation rather than any intentional manipulation.