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Case file · NTA · surfaced 4 May 2026

NEET-UG 2026 'guess paper' leak and nationwide cancellation

Arrests made

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.

NEET-UG 2026, written by about 22.7 lakh aspirants on 3 May 2026, was cancelled by the NTA on 12 May after Rajasthan Police's Special Operations Group found that 100+ biology and chemistry questions from a pre-circulated 'guess paper' of 400+ questions matched the actual paper. A Sikar chemistry teacher reported the overlap. Arrests followed in Jaipur, and 45 people were detained in Latur and Nashik. The CBI took over on 12 May. A nationwide re-examination was scheduled for 21 June 2026.

Examination
NEET-UG 2026
Conducting body
National Testing Agency (NTA)
Exam date
3 May 2026
Leak date (as documented)
—
Surfaced
4 May 2026
States
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Pan-India
Candidates affected
~22.7 lakh
Leak vector
Coaching nexus
State govt at the time
BJP (Rajasthan); BJP-led NDA (Union)
Last reviewed
11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

27

days (27d) · last movement 2026-05-15

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

Whistleblower

A Sikar chemistry teacher compared a pre-circulated 400-question 'guess paper' with the actual paper and reported that 100+ biology and chemistry questions matched. Rajasthan Police's SOG verified the overlap.

The conducting body's first response

Denied it

The NTA initially called the circulating material coaching speculation; nine days later it cancelled the entire examination and the Centre handed the probe to the CBI.

Probe opened by Rajasthan SOG; NTA reports to the Union Ministry of Education.

The docket

Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.

  1. 8 May 2026

    FIR registered · Special Operations Group, Rajasthan Police

    SOG registered a case after finding striking similarities between circulated material and the actual paper.

    per: 'Over 100 matching questions': Rajasthan 'guess paper' clue blows open NEET-UG 2026 scandal (The Times of India, 12 May 2026)

  2. 10 May 2026

    Arrest · SOG, Jaipur / Maharashtra Police, Latur-Nashik

    Arrests in Jaipur; 45 persons detained in Latur and Nashik in connection with the circulation trail.

    per: NEET-UG 2026: CBI probe, arrests, re-exam updates (India Today, 18 May 2026)

  3. 12 May 2026

    Case transferred · Central Bureau of Investigation

    Centre handed the multi-state probe to the CBI on the day of cancellation.

    per: NEET-UG 2026 cancelled, govt orders CBI inquiry into allegations (Hindustan Times, 12 May 2026)

  4. 12 May 2026

    Exam cancelled · National Testing Agency

    NTA cancelled the 3 May examination citing evidence of significant overlap with pre-circulated material.

    per: 'Over 100 matching questions': Rajasthan 'guess paper' clue blows open NEET-UG 2026 scandal (The Times of India, 12 May 2026)

  5. 15 May 2026

    Re-exam ordered · National Testing Agency

    Re-examination announced for 21 June 2026; application fees to be refunded.

    per: NEET-UG 2026: CBI probe, arrests, re-exam updates (India Today, 18 May 2026)

What candidates got

Outcome Ordered by Order date Detail
Exam cancelled (full) National Testing Agency 12 May 2026 —
Re-exam ordered National Testing Agency 15 May 2026 → 21 Jun 2026 Nationwide re-test scheduled for 21 June 2026.

The investigation trail

Every SIT, committee and inquiry announced for this case — and whether its report ever became public.

  • CBI probe (Pune physics-paper case)

    Formed 4 May 2026 · by Ministry of Education

    Report status: not made public · 38 days elapsed

    Eleven arrests by late May 2026; investigation running.

The human cost

1 death reported in connection with this case

After the cancellation was announced, the death by suicide of a NEET aspirant was reported in the press, with the family citing the cancellation as the trigger. Recorded here as reported, not adjudicated.

Recorded as reported in the cited press record — not as adjudicated findings. This register lists these deaths because they are part of the documented consequence of examination failures, and for no other reason.

Sources on file

Status log

Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.

4 May 2026 ALLEGED Allegations surfaced publicly.
8 May 2026 ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED SOG registered a case after finding striking similarities between circulated material and the actual paper.
10 May 2026 FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE Arrests in Jaipur; 45 persons detained in Latur and Nashik in connection with the circulation trail.

Act on this record

File an RTI on this case pre-filled from the docket · RTI Act 2005 · ₹10 fee

The application below is pre-filled from this case file. Add your name and address, then send it to the Public Information Officer of Special Operations Group, Rajasthan Police — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal. 

To: The Public Information Officer,
Special Operations Group, Rajasthan Police

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — NEET-UG 2026 'guess paper' leak and nationwide cancellation

Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information:

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 8 May 2026 concerning the question paper leak in NEET-UG 2026.
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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