Pune : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Pune-based Chemistry lecturer for his alleged role in the question paper leak that led to the cancellation of the 2026 NEET-UG entrance examination.
The accused, identified as PV Kulkarni, was associated with the examination process on behalf of the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducted the now-cancelled exam, and, hence, had access to the question papers for the entrance test conducted on May 3, the central agency said.
He, with help from another accused in the case, leaked the questions and the correct answers to a group of NEET-UG aspirants at a secret coaching session arranged at his residence in Pune during the last week of April, the CBI has said.
The chemistry lecturer “dictated the questions along with options and the correct answers during these special coaching classes and the questions so dictated were handwritten by students in their notebooks and have exactly tallied with the actual question paper of NEET-UG 2026 Examination held on 03.05.2026,” the CBI said in a statement.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) was conducted on May 3 for students seeking admission to medical education courses at the undergraduate level. Around 22 lakh aspirants appeared for the medical entrance test.
More than a week later, on Tuesday, May 12, the NTA cancelled the examination amid a rapidly escalating controversy over the alleged leak of the question paper and action initiated by the police in Rajasthan.”The National Testing Agency is aware of reports concerning the action initiated by the Rajasthan Special Operations Group in connection with alleged irregularities around NEET (UG) 2026.
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