According to sources, the UGC-NET test question paper from Tuesday was leaked and sold on encrypted social media sites.
I4C officers discovered that the exam paper was being sold on Telegram for Rs 5,000, as reported by News18. They then requested that the Education Ministry take appropriate action. The UGC-NET test was cancelled as a result of a regular input that contained preliminary analytical information from the Ministry of Home Affairs' I4C. The exam's integrity was reportedly compromised, and as a result, the exam paper was made accessible on Telegram prior to the test's administration.
The article claims that while other organizations formed to maximize earnings through adverts, Telegram served as the epicenter of the leak. "However, it is still not known been found yet from where the Telegram groups’ administrators got the paper, but it is expected that it was sourced through Dark web," sources informed News18.
The Telegram groups where the NET paper was being sold were discovered by officials. Social media applications revealed messages from these organizations disseminating the stolen NET paper during the first analysis. A top official, who wished to remain anonymous, informed News18 that a report had been created and sent to the Ministry of Education.
"Every day, we receive information about leaks and attacks, prompting us to request action from concerned agencies, departments, or ministries," the official added when discussing the nature of the input. Our group also discovered that the NET paper was being sold. The official continued, "It was a standard entry with basic facts like links to the groups and screenshots.
The University Grants Commission's National Eligibility Test is known as UGC-NET. It is a prerequisite test for fellowships and admission to professorial positions in colleges and universities. More than 11 lakh students have signed up for the test.
In the meantime, a complaint has been filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against an unidentified individual for allegedly "compromising the integrity" of the June 18 UGC-NET test.
Allegations of anomalies in the NEET-UG 2024 medical entrance test led to the revocation of NET; the Supreme Court is currently considering the case.
