Nagpur: An emotional scene played out outside NEET retest centre at Ajni’s Kendriya Vidyalaya on Sunday as Abdullah Mohammad Talib arrived to appear for the examination, barely a day after the controversy over his admit card showing an examination centre in Abu Dhabi instead of his preferred centres in Vidarbha.Moments after Abdullah cleared the security check and entered the examination hall, his father Dr Talib broke down while speaking to TOI. He said the examination was critical for his son’s future and that the family had endured days of anxiety and uncertainty following the centre allotment issue.The 18-year-old, wearing a mask to avoid media attention, remained reluctant to appear for the examination until Sunday morning.“He finally agreed to take the exam around 10am. His morale had already been affected after the NEET paper leak controversy last month. Though he had prepared himself for the re-test, the admit card issue caused severe emotional distress. He was inconsolable when he saw Abu Dhabi listed as his examination centre and had to be given medication to calm him down,” Dr Talib said.According to the father, Abdullah’s elder brother, who lives in Ireland, and his sister in Mumbai made repeated video calls to persuade him not to give up on the examination.“The entire family tried to motivate him. Even his mother fell ill after seeing him shattered by the incident,” he said.Dr Talib said Abdullah aspires to pursue MBBS degree and later move to the United Kingdom for postgraduate medical studies.“After the exam, we plan to take him on a holiday so that he can recover from the stress. We hope he regains his confidence and moves forward with renewed hope,” he added.Responding to the National Testing Agency’s claim that Abu Dhabi had been selected in the candidate’s profile, Dr Talib alleged there could have been unauthorised access to the account.“Abdullah and I filled out the application form together at home in February. When the portal was reopened for selecting preferred examination cities, we chose Nagpur, Bhandara and Wardha in that order. However, from June 14 onwards we were unable to access the account, as the system repeatedly showed ‘wrong credentials’. When we finally managed to log in two days ago, the admit card displayed Abu Dhabi as the examination centre,” he said.“We believe the possibility of hacking or unauthorised changes to the profile should be investigated thoroughly,” Dr Talib said, adding his son didn’t have a passport while they don’t have any relative in Abu Dhabi.