Year Ender 2024: From NEET UG to SSC MTS, all these exam papers were leaked this year, see full list
This year, many big recruitment exams and entrance exams were conducted, along with which news of paper leak also came. The year started with the paper leak case of UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam in February, followed by the NEET UG, CUET, Bihar CHO, and SSC CGL exams. Let's take a look at the paper leak cases in 2024:
UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024: The first case of paper leak came to light in the UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam in February. About 45 lakh youth had applied for this exam. After the UP Police paper leak, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath canceled the recruitment exam. The paper was leaked just hours before the start of the exam on February 18. UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam papers were available for between Rs 50,000 and Rs 2 lakh. 244 people were arrested in this case.
CSIR SO, ASO Recruitment: The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research had conducted the examination for recruitment to 444 posts of SO and ASO i.e. Section Officer and Assistant Section Officer in Uttarakhand and Rajasthan. Then during the investigation, many coaching operators and solver gangs were caught. At that time it was revealed that the candidates were helped to cheat through the AnyDesk app.
UPPSC RO ARO Paper Leak: Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission had conducted the preliminary examination of RO/ARO on 11 February 2024. The exam was canceled after the UPPSC RO ARO paper leak case came to light. Resorts were booked in Manesar, Haryana and Rewa, Madhya Pradesh for the candidates appearing in the examination. There the applicants were provided with facilities related to the examination. After all the applicants gathered, they were provided with question papers and answer sheets.
NEET UG Paper Leak: The NEET UG paper leak case was in the headlines for many months. The medical entrance exam was held on 5 May. The NEET UG paper was leaked and allegations of increasing the marks of 1563 candidates also surfaced. After the release of NEET UG Result 2024, the candidates had approached the Supreme Court. This year, cases of irregularities in NEET 2024 were reported in many states. The number of toppers in the NEET UG Revised Result 2024 dropped from 61 to 17.
UGC NET Paper Leak: The UGC NET exam held on June 18, 2024 was canceled by the Ministry of Education on June 19. Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had informed that the UGC NET paper was leaked on the darknet and distributed among the people through Telegram. The ministry canceled the UGC NET paper and re-conducted it to maintain the sanctity of the exam.
JSSC CGL Paper Leak:
Rajasthan SI Recruitment Exam: 37 policemen and many others were arrested in the Rajasthan Police Sub Inspector (SI) Recruitment Exam 2024 paper leak case. Two gangs were exposed in the investigation of the Special Operation Group (SOG). More than 7.97 lakh candidates had appeared in this recruitment exam for 859 posts in Rajasthan Police. The exam was conducted on 13, 14 and 15 September 2021. Then questions were also raised on the functioning of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).
SSC MTS Result: Police had made a big disclosure of fraud in the SSC MTS exam going on at Purnia Digital Examination Center located at Gulabbag Hasda Road in Purnia city of Patna. On the information of managing the center to pass the SSC MTS exam through fake candidates, the police raided the center and arrested seven employees of the center, 14 fake candidates as well as 14 real candidates.
Bihar CHO Paper Leak: Bihar CHO exam was to be held on 1, 2, 3 December 2024. The exam held on 1 December was canceled after the paper leak case came to light. So far 37 accused have been arrested in the Bihar CHO paper leak case. This recruitment was taken out by the State Health Committee, Bihar. The selection was to be done on contract through CBT exam. According to media reports, the centers were bought for Rs 4 lakh and Rs 5 lakh was taken from the students.