Case file · NTA · surfaced 13 Sept 2021
NEET-UG 2021: Jaipur centre invigilator sent paper out mid-exam
Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.
At a Jaipur centre during NEET-UG 2021, an invigilator photographed the question paper and sent it out to be solved for a candidate, with Rs 35 lakh allegedly demanded. Jaipur police, acting on specific information, arrested eight people including the invigilator and the candidate, and seized Rs 10 lakh. The episode was localised; the national exam was not cancelled.
- Examination
- NEET-UG 2021
- Conducting body
- National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Exam date
- 12 Sept 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 12 Sept 2021
- Surfaced
- 13 Sept 2021
- States
- Rajasthan
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- State govt at the time
- Congress
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,732
days (4y 272d) · last movement 2021-09-13
Accountability Gap Index
national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →
1 / 7
- ✓ FIR within 30 days
- ✗ Charge sheet within 180 days
- ✗ Any conviction
- ✗ Exam cancelled & fully re-held
- ✗ Fee refund documented
- ✗ Official permanently removed
- ✗ Reform gazette-notified
Each milestone scores one point only when the register holds a document for it. The gap is what the missing points describe.
How it surfaced
Who found it
Police tip-off
Jaipur police, tipped off mid-exam, caught a candidate with a solved paper that had been photographed inside a centre and solved at a coaching premises; Rs 35 lakh had changed hands.
The conducting body's first response
Deflected
The NTA treated it as a local malpractice case; no re-exam was considered. The CBI later took over the wider impersonation network.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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12 Sept 2021
FIR registered · Jaipur Police (West)
Case after a raid on the exam centre near Bhankrota during the exam.
per: Jaipur cops arrest 8 for leaking NEET exam paper (The Times of India, 14 Sept 2021)
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13 Sept 2021
Arrest · Jaipur Police
Eight arrested incl. the invigilator, the candidate, solvers and intermediaries; Rs 10 lakh seized.
per: Jaipur cops arrest 8 for leaking NEET exam paper (The Times of India, 14 Sept 2021)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| No action recorded | — | — | Localised episode; national exam not cancelled. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Jaipur cops arrest 8 for leaking NEET exam paper — The Times of India · 14 Sept 2021 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 13 Sept 2021 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 12 Sept 2021 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Case after a raid on the exam centre near Bhankrota during the exam. |
| 13 Sept 2021 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Eight arrested incl. the invigilator, the candidate, solvers and intermediaries; Rs 10 lakh seized. |
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The application below is pre-filled from this case file. Add your name and address, then send it to the Public Information Officer of Jaipur Police (West) — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.
To: The Public Information Officer, Jaipur Police (West) Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — NEET-UG 2021: Jaipur centre invigilator sent paper out mid-exam Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information: 1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 12 Sept 2021 concerning the question paper leak in NEET-UG 2021. 2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed. 3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter. 4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date. 5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter. I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me. Regards, [Applicant name] [Address] [Date]
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