NET Paper Leaked Sunday, Sold On Encrypted Social Media Platform: CBI Sources
NDTV
The NET exam had been voided by the Education Ministry - already taking flak over the NEET-UG test - that cited input from a federal anti-cybercrime unit.
The question paper for the UGC-NET exam that was held Tuesday was leaked 48 hours earlier and sold on the dark web and encrypted social media platforms for Rs 6 lakh, sources in the Central Bureau of Investigation told NDTV. The NET exam had been voided by the Education Ministry - already taking flak over the NEET-UG test - that cited input from a federal anti-cybercrime unit.
Sources said the source of the leak, however, is unclear at this time. The agency will work with the NTA or the National Testing Agency, which is the central body that conducts competitive exams.
The role of coaching centres - in which thousands of aspirants enroll, at great cost, in hope of cracking exams like NET, NEET, and the civil service entrance tests - in several states is also being investigated, sources said, explaining CBI officers could visit a few in person.
