3 hours agoAuthor: Avadhesh Akodia
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NEET UG 2026 examination was held across the country on May 3. It is suspected that the exam paper was already leaked. Many students in Rajasthan have found handwritten guess papers whose questions are matching with the actual exam.
On May 10, Rajasthan Special Operation Group, or SOG, acting on intel input, detained 13 suspects from Dehradun, Sikar and Jhunjhunu. This also includes career counselors associated with a coaching institute in Sikar.
Common questions of 600 marks out of 720
Investigation has revealed that questions numbering 600 out of 720 of the exam had reached the students in Sikar two days in advance. Actually, a student doing MBBS from a college in Kerala had sent a guess paper to a friend in Sikar on May 1.
According to the report, a PG operator of Sikar got this paper, who gave it to the students living there. Through this it reached different people.
A total of 180 questions have to be solved in the paper and each question carries 4 marks.
Social media chats of all the suspects are being searched
SOG is currently investigating the matter. The agency is connecting every possible link to reach the mastermind. Social media chats and call logs of all the suspects are being scrutinized. Actually, it has reached people like a guess paper and SOG is currently investigating whether it should be considered a paper leak or not.
All questions are hand written
The ‘Question Bank’ that has reached the students has more than 300 questions from Physics, Chemistry and Biology. All of them are written by hand and their handwriting is also the same. Out of these, 150 questions appeared exactly in the NEET UG 2026 paper.
According to experts, there is a possibility of some questions appearing exactly the same in the examination from a particular guess paper, but the possibility of such a large number of questions appearing is generally not there.
PG operator complains to NTA, on SOG radar
After the NEET exam, a PG operator from Sikar had complained to the National Testing Agency (NTA), the agency conducting the exam, that an alleged ‘question bank’ had been received by the students. This person is also now on the radar of SOG.
Investigation has confirmed that the PG operator had also received a ‘question bank’ on WhatsApp before the examination, which he sent to the students and career counselors living at his place.
The government had brought anti-paper leak law in June 2024
On June 21, 2024, anti-paper leak law i.e. Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 was implemented in the country. The central government had issued its notification at midnight. This law has been brought to prevent cheating and other irregularities in recruitment examinations.
Under this law, leaking the paper or tampering with the answer sheet will be punishable with a jail term of at least 3 years. This can be extended up to 5 years with a fine of up to ₹10 lakh.
If the service provider appointed to conduct the examination is found guilty, he will face a jail sentence of 5 to 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore. If the service provider is involved in illegal activities, the cost of the examination will be recovered from him.
This law will cover the examinations of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Staff Selection Commission (SSC), Railway Recruitment Board (RRB), Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) and National Testing Agency (NTA). Recruitment examinations of all the ministries and departments of the Center will also be under the purview of this law. Under this, all crimes will be cognizable and non-bailable.
Exam center will be suspended if paper is leaked
Under the Anti-Paper Leak Act, if an exam center is found to be involved in any irregularities, the center can be suspended for up to 4 years.
That means that center will not have the right to conduct any government exam for the next 4 years. There is also a provision to confiscate and confiscate the property of any institution and the cost of examination will also be recovered from it.
Under the law, any officer not below the rank of DSP or ACP can investigate cases of examination malpractices. The Central Government has the power to hand over the investigation of any case to a central agency.
NTA issued a tweet saying that there is no irregularity
On May 10, amid reports of NEET paper leak, NTA responded to the controversy on social media platform
The National Testing Agency is aware of reports concerning the action initiated by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group in connection with alleged irregularities around NEET (UG) 2026. The following is placed on record for the information of candidates, parents, and the public.…— National Testing Agency (@NTA_Exams) May 10, 2026
NEET UG 2024 was leaked
On May 5, NTA had conducted the NEET UG exam. There were serious allegations of paper leak and rigging in the examination.
On May 6, NTA had denied the paper leak. After which investigation was conducted in Bihar (Patna) and Jharkhand (Hazaribagh). The investigation found evidence of paper leak and several arrests were also made.
However, the Supreme Court had refused to cancel the comprehensive examination and re-examination of 1539 candidates was conducted at some centres. Apart from the allegations of paper leak, 67 students getting 720/720 marks and multiple toppers coming from the same center had also caused major controversy.
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