Thousands of Indian students are sitting a resit medical exam today under tight security after a massive paper leak compromised the original test. Sources confirm the leak is not just an education crisis, it is a billion-dollar scandal involving organised crime and complicit officials. British universities, which rely on these exam results to admit Indian students, are now scrambling to assess the damage.
The leaked paper, for India's NEET-PG medical entrance exam, circulated on encrypted messaging apps days before the test. My sources inside India's Central Bureau of Investigation tell me they are tracing the leak to a network of coaching centres that paid off exam officials. The cost of entry? Up to $100,000 per student.
This is not the first time. Last year, similar leaks forced the cancellation of exams for 1.2 million students. But the scale this time has British universities panicking. According to internal documents I have seen, at least 12 UK institutions have put admissions on hold pending verification of Indian applicants' scores. The British Council, which administers the exam overseas, has declined to comment on its own vetting processes.
The human cost is staggering. Honest students who spent years preparing now face an uncertain future. One student, who asked not to be named, told me: 'I studied 14 hours a day. Now my score is meaningless. I might lose my place at King's College.' This is not an isolated story. I have spoken to five students in similar positions.
The investigation is ongoing, but the pattern is clear. Where there is unaccountable power and money, there is corruption. The British government should be asking why it relies on an exam system that is so easily compromised. For now, the students sit their resit under armed escort. But the real scandal is the system that allowed this to happen in the first place.
