The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for postgraduate medical admissions in India has been compromised. Sources confirm that leaked question papers circulated on encrypted messaging apps hours before the exam. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has cancelled the results and ordered a mass retake under unprecedented security measures.
British students, who constitute a significant cohort of overseas candidates, now face disrupted plans and financial losses. Uncovered documents obtained by this correspondent reveal that the leak originated from a printing facility in Haryana. A junior clerk allegedly sold copies for 50,000 rupees each.
The NTA's response: biometric verification, jamming devices, and armed guards at test centres. One London-based candidate told me, 'I flew in for this. Now I'm stuck in a hotel with no idea when I'll sit the exam.
' The agency insists the retake will be held within six weeks, but cynics note this is the third major leak in two years. The Education Ministry has promised a CBI investigation. But given the track record of Indian authorities in prosecuting such cases, one wonders how many more exams will be compromised before accountability catches up.
