Nagpur, 02

May (HS): More than 1,500 suspicious claims relating to paper leakage have been

detected by the National Testing Agency (NTA). The paper leakage claims are

concerning the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for Undergraduate

courses.

According to reports, 106 Telegram channels and 16 Instagram accounts have been found

circulating misinformation about the exam. These incidents have been reported

to the Home Ministry’s Cyber Crime Coordination Centre.

The NTA has

scheduled the national medical entrance exam for May 4, at more than 5,000 exam

centres in over 550 cities across the country. The NTA launched a portal for

submitting reports of suspicious claims on April 26. So far, the portal has

received more than 1,500 submissions, with the majority related to false leak

claims on Telegram. The exam authority has

encouraged candidates to report three types of violations: unauthorised

platforms claiming to provide access to the exam paper, Individuals asserting

they possess exam content, and Impersonators posing as NTA or government officials.

The NTA is closely

monitoring the situation and has assured that strict action will be taken

against anyone spreading misinformation or disrupting the examination process.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar