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NTA tightens NEET screening after paper-leak scandal

By Drooid · Sep 27, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

NTA moved confidential operations to the Press Building on Minto Road, Delhi.
The shift follows the NEET-UG paper-leak scandal and a Supreme Court reprimand.
Thirty-nine CISF personnel now screen entrants with frisking, X-ray and metal detectors.
A CBI chargesheet says three expert witnesses entered the office unchecked and copied questions onto chits.
NTA barred Aditya Motegaonkar, son of accused Shivraj Motegaonkar, from NEET-UG 2027 and withheld his result.

History

Historical Context

Paper leaks have plagued India’s high-stakes exams—from the 2005 IIT-JEE breach to the 2024 NEET scandal—prompting legal and procedural reforms. The 2024 Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act and the National Testing Agency’s ongoing nationwide security upgrades reflect a response to more than 188 recorded leaks since 2000 across the nation.

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Story summary

NTA moved confidential operations to the Press Building on Minto Road, Delhi.
The shift follows the NEET-UG paper-leak scandal and a Supreme Court reprimand.
Thirty-nine CISF personnel now screen entrants with frisking, X-ray and metal detectors.
A CBI chargesheet says three expert witnesses entered the office unchecked and copied questions onto chits.
NTA barred Aditya Motegaonkar, son of accused Shivraj Motegaonkar, from NEET-UG 2027 and withheld his result.

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