CBI registers FIR in UGC-NET case after Centre says paper leaked on Darknet Details here
CBI registers FIR in UGC-NET case after Centre says paper leaked on Darknet
The Centre cancelled the UGC-NET 2024 following inputs that the exam’s integrity was compromised
In Short
Development comes day after Centre cancelled UGC-NET exam
Record 11 lakh students registered for the test
Centre says exam’s ‘integrity’ was compromised
A day after the Union Education Ministry ordered the cancellation of UGC-NET, the CBI registered an FIR in the matter on Thursday. The Centre cancelled the exam saying that its “integrity” was compromised.
The development comes amid a raging row over irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the UGC-NET exam paper was leaked on Darknet
Soon after it was clear that the UGC-NET question paper on Darknet matches the original question paper of UGC-NET, we decided to cancel the examination,” Pradhan said. “We take responsibility, have to rectify the system,” he further said.
The Darknet is an encrypted portion of the internet that is not visible to the public via a traditional search engine.
The UGC-NET exam determines the eligibility of candidates for junior research fellowships, for appointment as
Soon after it was clear that the UGC-NET question paper on Darknet matches the original question paper of UGC-NET, we decided to cancel the examination,” Pradhan said. “We take responsibility, have to rectify the system,” he further said.The Darknet is an encrypted portion of the internet that is not visible to the public via a traditional search engine.The UGC-NET exam determines the eligibility of candidates for junior research fellowships, for appointment as assistant professors and admission to PhD in universities and colleges.The exam was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on June 18 this year, with a record 11 lakh students registering for the test.Pradhan said a high-level committee would probe the matter and also look into the functioning of the NTA. The NEET exam was also conducted by the NTA.
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