CBI launches probe after UGC-NET 2024 canceled due to paper leak | Latest news India

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday launched a probe into the UGC-NET 2024 ‘scam’, a day after the Union Education Ministry. canceled the exam due to paper leak.

“A complaint has been filed against unknown persons for compromising the integrity of the UGC NET exam conducted on June 18,” the agency said in a statement. The case has been filed under the sections of criminal conspiracy and cheating.

The exam took place on June 18.

What led to the cancellation of UGC-NET 2024?

Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan – already facing serious criticism over alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam, held on May 5 – asserted that the UGC-NET 2024 question paper has been leaked on Darknet.

“Soon after it became clear that the UGC-NET question paper on Darknet matched the original UGC-NET question paper, we decided to cancel the exam,” Pradhan said during a briefing. press.

In its statement on Wednesday announcing the cancellation, the Ministry of Education said there were “prima facie indications” that the integrity of the exam was “compromised”.

“A new review will be carried out, for which information will be shared separately. Simultaneously, the case is forwarded to the Central Bureau of Investigation for further investigation into the matter,” the ministry said in its statement.

According to M Jagadesh Kumar, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC), around 81 per cent of the over 11.21 lakh registered candidates appeared for the National Eligibility Test (NET) in 317 cities.

Organized by the National Testing Agency (NTA), which also holds NEET-UG, the UGC-NET aims to determine the eligibility of Indian nationals for the post of “Assistant Professor” as well as “Junior Research Fellowship and Professor deputy” in India. universities and colleges.