How was the NEET paper leaked? The inside story behind India’s biggest exam scam
The NEET paper leak became one of India’s biggest education controversies, sparking massive student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and sparking nationwide outrage over the integrity of competitive exams.
The scandal increased political pressure on the government, with the controversy eventually leading to the resignation of India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan as demands for accountability and sweeping reforms dominated the national debate.
It started as a single student’s complaint, which turned into an explosive exam controversy that rocked Delhi. The alleged operation stretched from a printing press in Maharashtra to Rajasthan, Haryana and Kerala, leading critics to expose a sophisticated paper-leak gang that compromised one of India’s most important entrance exams.
The conspiracy reportedly started from a printing press in Nashik, where two alleged masterminds from Jaipur are accused of procuring secret exam papers. Investigators claim the paper was then passed on to a doctor in Gurugram, Haryana, who allegedly acted as an intermediary before transferring it to a consultancy firm in Sikar, Rajasthan.
From there, an alleged WhatsApp network operating under the name “KA400” became a hub for distributing the leaked exam papers across India. Reports claimed that candidates were charged anywhere between INR 30,000 and INR 500,000 to access the paper, while a buyer from Nagore reportedly paid Rs 2.8 million.
The leak reportedly reached Kerala, where photocopies of the leaflet were said to have been sold inside student hostels. When candidates appeared for the NEET exam on May 2, many were shocked to find that nearly 90 per cent of the biology questions and 45 per cent of the chemistry questions were identical to the papers allegedly leaked before the exam.
The development reportedly took place when a candidate from Kerala refused to remain silent. Alleging that the local police dismissed the complaint, the student emailed the National Testing Agency (NTA), setting off a chain of events that eventually led to India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB).
The agency forwarded the information to Rajasthan’s Special Operations Group (SOG), whose investigation allegedly exposed the vast network and sent shockwaves across the country. NEET is India’s gateway to admissions in medical, engineering, aviation and many other professional fields, with around 2.2 million students appearing every year. The allegations have raised concerns over the integrity of one of the country’s most competitive exams, with opposition leaders and student groups questioning whether deserving candidates were denied a fair chance.
The controversy sparked nationwide protests and renewed demands for accountability, while critics accused the government of failing to protect the testing process.
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