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The CBI has arrested the founder of Renukai Chemistry Classes in Latur, after recovering a leaked NEET-UG 2026 question paper from his mobile phone. The agency says he was part of an organised racket that circulated the paper before the exam.

CBI arrests Latur-based coaching centre founder in NEET-UG paper leak case

The CBI has arrested the founder of Renukai Chemistry Classes in Latur, after recovering a leaked NEET-UG 2026 question paper from his mobile phone. The agency says he was part of an organised racket that circulated the paper before the exam.

The CBI has arrested the founder of a coaching centre based in Maharashtra's Latur over his alleged involvement in the NEET-UG paper leak, officials said on Monday.
Shivraj Raghunath Motegaonkar, who runs Renukai Chemistry Classes (RCC), was arrested on Sunday evening after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recovered a leaked question paper of the examination held on May 3 from his mobile phone during searches at his premises, the officials said.
According to the officials, Motegaonkar was allegedly an "active member of the organised gang" involved in the leakage and circulation of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET)- Undergraduate (UG) paper.
His coaching centre has nine branches, including the main branch in Latur.
As part of a conspiracy with other accused persons, Motegaonkar received the question paper and answers on April 23, nearly 10 days before the high-stakes examination was held across the country and abroad, the CBI said in its grounds for arrest.
The agency has alleged that Motegaonkar provided copies of the leaked question papers and answer sheets to several people in the form of handwritten notes that were destroyed after the examination was held.
"He is close to P V Kulkarni, chemistry lecturer, who is associated with the NTA (National Testing Agency). Searches conducted at his institute and residence resulted in the recovery of the chemistry question bank, which contained exactly the same questions that appeared in the NEET exam held on 3rd May," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement.
The CBI said it will send the seized mobile phone for forensic analysis to recover deleted data, if any.
The agency conducted searches at the coaching centre in the Shivnagar locality of Latur on Sunday afternoon.
Motegaonkar was questioned for nearly eight hours on Friday at his residence in the same area.
"In the last 24 hours, the CBI has also conducted searches at five locations at various places and seized several incriminating documents, laptops and mobile phones. A detailed analysis of the seized items is going on," the spokesperson said.
So far, 10 accused have been arrested in this case from Delhi, Jaipur, Gurugram, Nasik, Pune, Latur and Ahilyanagar, the statement said.
The agency had earlier arrested a chemistry lecturer, P V Kulkarni, and a biology lecturer, Manisha Mandhare, both known to each other through a woman, Manisha Waghmare, who is also in CBI custody.
The two lecturers had allegedly roped in Waghmare to bring in NEET aspirants for special sessions before the examination.
Students allegedly paid several lakh rupees to attend the sessions, where they wrote the questions down in their notebooks that later "tallied exactly" with the actual NEET-UG paper, the officials said.
"Investigation is continuing with the special teams and the investigation conducted so far has brought out the actual source of the leakage of chemistry and biology papers which were circulated before the exam.
Further, the middlemen involved in mobilising the students who paid lakhs of rupees to attend the special coaching classes, where the questions that would come in the NEET UG-2026 exam were dictated and discussed, have also been arrested," the spokesperson said.
The CBI has registered an FIR and formed teams to probe the alleged paper leak that resulted in the cancellation of the NEET-UG.
The exam was conducted across 551 Indian cities and at 14 overseas centres.
Nearly 23 lakh candidates had registered for the exam, which was administered by the National Testing Agency (NTA) across the country.
According to the NTA, information regarding alleged malpractice was received on the evening of May 7, four days after the exam was held.
The NTA said the inputs were escalated to central agencies the following morning for an "independent verification and necessary action".

NTA Director General Abhishek Singh said the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam schedule will be announced within seven to 10 days after the exam was cancelled over paper leak allegations.

We take responsibility; process to hold NEET-UG re-exam to begin in 7-10 days: NTA DG Abhishek Singh

NTA Director General Abhishek Singh said the NEET-UG 2026 re-exam schedule will be announced within seven to 10 days after the exam was cancelled over paper leak allegations.

Taking responsibility for the cancellation of the NEET UG 2026 over allegations of paper leak, the Director General of the National Testing Agency, Abhishek Singh, on Tuesday said the schedule for the re-examination would be announced within the &ldquo;next seven to 10 days&rdquo;.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET, held on May 3 for medical admissions amid allegations of paper leak, with the government asking the CBI to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the &ldquo;irregularities&rdquo;.
&ldquo;For the re-examination date, I will sit with my team and, in the next few days, announce the complete exam schedule and dates. Our effort will be to conduct the exam in the shortest possible time so that the academic calendar and admission schedule of medical colleges are not disrupted. The process will begin within the next seven to 10 days,&rdquo; Singh said.
No additional fee will be charged from the candidates for the re-examination, and the fees paid earlier will be refunded, he said.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, meanwhile, refused to respond to questions from the media on the cancellation of NEET-UG 2026.
Calling the incident &ldquo;distressing&rdquo;, Singh said, &ldquo;Paper leaks must end with immediate effect. It is unfortunate that we are at this stage. This is a matter of concern for the children of our country, for their parents, and for the entire ecosystem. I understand that more than two lakh people were involved in the examination process,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;This is distressing for everyone involved. We take responsibility for what has happened; it was wrong. We are cancelling it (NEET UG 2026) and preparing to conduct it again with the assurance that such incidents will not be repeated,&rdquo; Singh added.
Some questions circulating in PDF format among students before the examination matched the actual question paper, prompting the agency to recommend cancellation of the medical entrance test, he said.
&ldquo;The entire paper was not leaked. The CBI will probe the number of questions leaked. We will appeal to the agency to nab the culprits and take strong action (in the matter),&rdquo; Singh said.
&ldquo;The test conducted on May 3 had four code versions. None of the papers was found in the market, and no leak has been established. There were many questions in the PDF that circulated, and some of them looked similar to questions from the exam paper,&rdquo; the NTA DG said.
&ldquo;So, I would not say that the entire paper was leaked. But I will definitely say that even if a single question matches our question paper, our commitment to zero tolerance and zero error is violated, and our entire process is compromised. We will take responsibility for it and take action accordingly,&rdquo; he added.
Singh also said that strict action would be taken against those attempting to mislead students or exploit the examination process.
&ldquo;I want to assure all that we will take strict action against anyone attempting such mischief. Wherever we receive reports that someone is selling question papers or misleading students, we will act against them,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;There were many cases, even before the exam, where people were asking for OTPs in the name of providing papers and emptying bank accounts.
&ldquo;We have taken action against all such people, and our policy is clear that we will not allow any irregularities in the examination process,&rdquo; Singh stressed.
The NEET-UG 2026 was held on May 3 across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad.
The NTA organised the examination for nearly 23 lakh registered candidates at centres across the country.

The CBI has lodged an FIR over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak after the NTA cancelled the medical entrance exam. Multiple teams have been deployed to investigate the irregularities.

CBI registers FIR in NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case after exam cancellation

The CBI has lodged an FIR over the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak after the NTA cancelled the medical entrance exam. Multiple teams have been deployed to investigate the irregularities.

The CBI lodged an FIR on Tuesday over the alleged leak of the NEET (UG) 2026 paper, officials said.
The high-stakes entrance examination, held on May 3 for admission to undergraduate medical courses, was cancelled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday after allegations of malpractice surfaced.
The CBI swung into action following a written complaint from the Department of Higher Education of the Union Ministry of Education, the officials said.
After receiving a reference from the Centre, the CBI moved with alacrity, registering a case of criminal conspiracy, cheating, criminal breach of trust, theft and destruction of evidence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act and the Public Examination Prevention of Unfair Means Act 2024, they added.
The agency has dispatched multiple special teams to various locations and will also collect material from the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police that was investigating the case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had earlier solved the NEET paper-leak cases of 2024.
"It has further been alleged that the NTA received a complaint and inputs regarding the reported circulation of some documents pertaining to the NEET (UG) 2026 prior to the conduct of the examination," an official in the know of the developments said.
The allegations indicate a possible compromise of the sanctity and integrity of the examination process, he said.
"The CBI has taken up the matter for a comprehensive investigation to ascertain the nature and extent of the alleged irregularities, as well as the involvement of individuals and entities connected therewith," the official said.
The NEET-UG 2026 was conducted in 551 Indian cities and at 14 overseas centres.
Nearly 23 lakh candidates had registered for the test, which was administered by the NTA at centres across the country.
According to the NTA, information relating to alleged malpractice was received on the evening of May 7, four days after the examination was held.
The NTA said the inputs were escalated to central agencies the following morning for "independent verification and necessary action".
The Rajasthan Police's SOG had claimed that a "guess paper" for chemistry that was allegedly circulated among students ahead of the examination had approximately 410 questions, including roughly 120 questions that appeared in the test.
While the chemistry paper in the exam carries 45 questions, the test used four sets of question papers.
"It is reported that this guess paper had been circulating among the students well in advance. It began reaching them as early as 15 days to a month prior to the actual examination. We are investigating on the basis of the guess paper and it is also available in open domain," ADG, SOG, Vishal Bansal had said.

NEET-UG 2026 has been cancelled following paper leak allegations. Students across India have questioned NTA's credibility and demanded that AIIMS-Delhi conduct the fresh medical entrance exam.

'Simply disheartening': NEET cancellation triggers outrage among aspirants across country

NEET-UG 2026 has been cancelled following paper leak allegations. Students across India have questioned NTA's credibility and demanded that AIIMS-Delhi conduct the fresh medical entrance exam.

The cancellation of NEET-UG 2026 has triggered nationwide outrage among aspirants, with students raising questions regarding competence of the National Testing Agency (NTA) and demanding that the medical entrance exam be conducted by AIIMS-Delhi.
The NTA on Tuesday cancelled the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) 2026 held on May 3 amid allegations of paper leak, with the government asking the CBI to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into the "irregularities".
The examination for students seeking admission to undergraduate courses in medical colleges will now be held afresh on dates to be notified separately.
The cancellation of the annual test has left aspirants grappling with frustration and anxiety.
For 17-year-old Nikhil Kumar from Delhi's Chirag Dilli, the NTA's decision meant losing what he believed would have been a good score.
"My expected score was around 540, which would have given me a good chance. Now, we will have to reappear for the exam while trying to keep our preparation at its best," Kumar told PTI.
Another aspirant, Moumita Das from Kolkata, said the development was "simply disheartening" for both her and her parents.
"A lot of sacrifices go into preparing for an exam like NEET-UG. It takes years of discipline, not just for me but also for my parents. It is quite difficult to get back into the mindset to keep preparing when everything feels like it is falling apart," Das added.
Lamenting the cancellation of exam, a student from Dehradun said the NEET preparation involves "so many sleepless nights".
"It feels really bad. We worked so hard," the student told PTI.
In Shimla, Sonakshi Pandit, sister of a NEET aspirant, questioned the credibility of the NTA.
"Why should students suffer for incompetence of the NTA which failed to ensure secrecy of examination paper," Pandit, who is also preparing for NEET, said and demanded that the medical entrance exam be conducted by the AIIMS-Delhi.
"I have seen my brother working very hard for the past three years. He was expected to get 686 marks in NEET 2026 which implies that he could have been among the top three in Himachal Pradesh," she said.
Talking to the PTI Videos, she said that "we are disheartened after the examination was cancelled. Some students appeared for the third or fourth time, just imagine their plight and mental stress," she said.
In 2024 too, the NEET paper was leaked but it seems the NTA did not learn any lesson from that incident, Pandit said.
Another Shimla student Medayansh, who appeared in NEET 2026, said, "The students are stressed. The examination should be re-conducted only in areas where the paper was leaked.
Meanwhile, a massive protest organised by the National Students' Union of India (NSUI) broke out outside the Shastri Bhawan in the national capital on Tuesday against the alleged paper leak in NEET-UG.
Several members of the Congress party's student wing were seen participating in the protest, while holding placards that read 'PM compromised, paper compromised', 'paper leak, Modi sarkar weak', and 'doctor ki degree bikau hain' (doctor's degree is for sale).
In a statement on X, the NTA said the decision was taken in the interest of maintaining transparency and preserving trust in the national examination system.
"On the basis of inputs subsequently examined by NTA in coordination with central agencies, and the investigative findings shared by the law enforcement agencies, the National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has decided to cancel the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on 3 May 2026, and to re-conduct the examination on dates that will be notified separately," the agency said.
The NEET-UG 2026 was held on May 3 across 551 cities in India and 14 cities abroad.
The examination was organised by the NTA for nearly 23 lakh registered candidates at centres across the country.

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results over a question error, stating it cannot intervene in large-scale exams impacting lakhs of students.

Thousands of students will be affected: SC refuses plea challenging NEET-UG 2025 results

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results over a question error, stating it cannot intervene in large-scale exams impacting lakhs of students.

The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a petition challenging the NEET-UG 2025 results due to an alleged error in one of the questions.
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan said it had dismissed a similar petition two days ago and it can't deal with individual examinations.
"We have dismissed identical matters. We agree there might be multiple correct answers. But we cannot interfere in an exam which is given by lakhs of candidates. It's not an individual's case. Thousands of students will be affected," the bench said.
The top court was hearing a petition filed by a candidate seeks correction of the alleged mistake and revision of results.
The plea also sought a stay on the counselling process.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance test (NEET) is a nationwide entrance exam conducted by the National Testing Agency.&nbsp;

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that the medical entrance exam be conducted again and all alleged paper leak scams thoroughly investigated under the Supreme Court's supervision.

NEET-UG issue getting worse by the day: Congress after counselling deferred

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge demanded that the medical entrance exam be conducted again and all alleged paper leak scams thoroughly investigated under the Supreme Court's supervision.

The Congress on Saturday demanded that the medical entrance exam NEET-UG be conducted again and all "paper leak scams" thoroughly investigated under the Supreme Court's supervision.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that be it NCERT books or leakage in exams, the Modi government is bent on "destroying our education system".
The Congress also took a swipe at the government over the NEET-UG, 2024 counselling session, which was likely to begin in the first week of July, now expected to start by the end of this month.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "The whole NEET-UG issue is getting worse by the day. The non-biological PM and his biological Education Minister are adding further proof to their demonstrated incompetence and insensitivity." "The future of lakhs of our youth is simply unsafe in their hands," Ramesh said.
Amid the growing clamour for the cancellation of the controversy-ridden NEET-UG 2024 over alleged malpractices, the Centre and the National Testing Agency (NTA) told the apex court on Friday that scrapping it without any proof of large-scale breach of confidentiality would be counterproductive as it could "seriously jeopardise" lakhs of honest candidates.
The NTA, which conducts the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) for admissions to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and other related courses, and the Union education ministry have been at the centre of media debates and protests by students and political parties over alleged large-scale malpractices ranging from question paper leaks to impersonation in the test held on May 5.
In a post on X in Hindi, Kharge said the Modi government has told the Supreme Court that no paper has been leaked in NEET-UG.
"This blatant lie is being told to lakhs of youths. Their future is being ruined," Kharge said.
The Congress leader pointed out that the education ministry has said that "there have been irregularities or cheating only at a few places" but this is "misleading".
The BJP-RSS has promoted the "education mafia" by taking control of the entire education system, he claimed.
"Be it NCERT books or leaks in exams, the Modi government is bent on destroying our education system," Kharge alleged.
"We reiterate our demand that 'NEET-UG should be conducted again. It should be conducted online in a transparent manner," he said.
Kharge also demanded that all "paper leak scams" should be thoroughly investigated under the supervision of the Supreme Court, and strict action should be taken against the culprits.
"The Modi government cannot escape from its misdeeds," he said on X.
The Union education ministry and the NTA filed separate affidavits opposing the pleas which have sought the scrapping of the exam plagued by controversy, a re-test and a court-monitored probe into the entire gamut of issues involved.
In their responses, they said the CBI, the country's premier investigating agency, has taken over the cases registered in various states.

The National Testing Agency is at the centre of NEET-UG row over allegations of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam.

 NEET-UG row: NSUI members barge into NTA office, demand its closure

The National Testing Agency is at the centre of NEET-UG row over allegations of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam.

Members of NSUI, Congress's students wing, barged inside the office of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which is at the centre of NEET-UG row over allegations of alleged irregularities in the conduct of the exam.
National Students Union of India (NSUI) members barged inside the testing agency's office here in Okhla, raising slogans of "shut down NTA".
There was no immediate reaction from officials of the NTA about the incident.
Visuals from the scene shared by NSUI showed scores of its members raising slogans inside the building of the NTA.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET-UG was conducted by the NTA on May 5 with around 24 lakh candidates taking part in it. The results were announced on June 4, but they were followed by allegations of question paper leaks in states such as Bihar, besides other irregularities.&nbsp;

Priyanka Gandhi said the NEET-UG question paper was "leaked" while the NEET-PG, UGC-NET and CSIR-NET exams were "cancelled".

Education system handed over to mafia & corrupt: Priyanka Gandhi amid NEET row

Priyanka Gandhi said the NEET-UG question paper was "leaked" while the NEET-PG, UGC-NET and CSIR-NET exams were "cancelled".

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the Narendra Modi government over the alleged irregularities in national competitive exams, including the NEET-UG, alleging that it has handed over the entire education system to the "mafia" and the "corrupt".
Her reaction came a day after the Union education ministry set up a panel to review the functioning of the National Testing Agency (NTA) -- the body responsible for conducting the tests -- and recommend exam reforms.
The Centre on Saturday also shunted out the agency's Director General Subodh Singh and handed over the probe into the irregularities in medical entrance exam NEET-UG to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said the NEET-UG question paper was "leaked" while the NEET-PG, UGC-NET and CSIR-NET exams were "cancelled".
"This is the condition of some of the biggest examinations in the country today. Under the BJP's rule, the entire education system has been handed over to the mafia and the corrupt," the Congress leader said in her post in Hindi.
"The political stubbornness and arrogance of handing over the country's education and the future of children to greedy and sycophantic incompetent people has made paper leaks, cancellation of exams, disappearance of education from campuses and political hooliganism the identity of our education system," she said.
The situation has become such that the BJP government cannot even conduct one examination in a fair manner, Priyanka Gandhi alleged.
"Today, the BJP government has become the single biggest hurdle for the future of the youth. The capable youth of the country are wasting their precious time and energy in fighting the corruption of the BJP and the helpless Modi ji is just being a spectator," she said.
The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-PG, conducted for admission to postgraduate medical courses, was scheduled to be held on June 23 but was postponed as a "precautionary measure" in the wake of recent allegations on the integrity of some competitive exams, including the NEET-Undergraduate (UG).
The NTA on Friday announced the postponement of the June edition of the Joint Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (CSIR-NET), citing unavoidable circumstances and logistic issues.
It came two days after the agency cancelled the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) within 24 hours of its conduct saying the integrity of the exam had been compromised, and a massive row on NEET over alleged irregularities, with the issue now before the Supreme Court.
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The notification of the Act comes just a day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was asked when the legislation would be implemented.

Centre notifies 'anti-paper leak' law amid NEET, UGC NET row

The notification of the Act comes just a day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was asked when the legislation would be implemented.

The Centre on Friday operationalised a stringent law that aims to curb malpractices and irregularities in competitive examinations and entails provisions for a maximum jail term of 10 years and a fine of up to Rs 1 crore for offenders.
Nearly four months after President Dropadi Murmu gave assent to The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, the Personnel Ministry on Friday night issued a notification, saying the provisions of the law will come into force from June 21.
The move assumes significance amid a raging row over UGC-NET, 2024, exam's question paper leak. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday registered a case to probe the question paper leak of the exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Opposition parties have also alleged irregularities in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, the results of which were announced by NTA on June 4.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 (1 of 2024), the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of June, 2024, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force," reads the notification.
The notification of the Act comes just a day after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was asked when the legislation would be implemented. The minister had said the law ministry was framing the rules.
The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024, was passed by the Rajya Sabha on February 9. The Lok Sabha passed it on February 6. President Murmu gave approval to the bill on February 12, turning it into a law.
The Act aims to prevent unfair means in the public examinations conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the Staff Selection Commission (SSC), the railways, banking recruitment examinations and the National Testing Agency (NTA) among others.
It has provisions for a minimum of three to five years of imprisonment to curb cheating and those involved in organised crimes of cheating will face five to 10 years of imprisonment and a minimum fine of Rs 1 crore.
Before this legislation, there was no specific substantive law to deal with unfair means adopted or offences committed by various entities involved in the conduct of public examinations by the central government and its agencies.
The Act is aimed at preventing organised gangs and institutions that are involved in unfair means for monetary gains and protects candidates from its provisions, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh had said.
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