– Rajasthan SOG uncovers alleged circulation of handwritten NEET question bank before exam; investigation stretches from Churu to Kerala and Sikar
Jaipur/Sikar: The controversy surrounding the alleged leak of the NEET examination paper continues to deepen as Rajasthan Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) has uncovered shocking details during its investigation. According to highly placed sources associated with the probe, questions carrying nearly 600 marks out of the total 720 were allegedly circulated among students in Rajasthan’s coaching hub Sikar nearly 48 hours before the examination.
The NEET examination was conducted nationwide on May 3, but investigators now suspect that a large portion of the paper had already reached select students through an organized network operating across multiple states.
Trail Leads from Churu to Kerala and Then to Sikar
The investigation has revealed that the so-called “question bank” was allegedly circulated by a youth from Churu district who is currently pursuing MBBS studies at a medical college in Kerala.
Sources said that on May 1, two days before the examination, the student allegedly sent the handwritten question bank to one of his friends in Sikar. The material was then reportedly passed on to a PG hostel operator in the city, who further distributed it among students residing at the facility.
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From there, the questions allegedly spread rapidly among NEET aspirants, coaching-linked networks, and career counsellors before reaching a larger group of students preparing for the highly competitive medical entrance examination.
More Than 150 Questions Allegedly Matched Actual NEET Paper
According to investigators, the handwritten question bank contained over 300 questions from Physics, Chemistry, and Biology. All the questions were reportedly written in the same handwriting, raising suspicion that the material originated from a single source.
Most significantly, SOG officials found that nearly 150 questions appeared exactly or almost identically in the actual NEET examination paper.
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Since NEET requires candidates to attempt 180 questions carrying a total of 720 marks, investigators estimate that questions equivalent to nearly 600 marks matched the circulated material.
Education experts associated with the investigation reportedly believe that such a high level of overlap is highly unusual and unlikely to occur through ordinary prediction papers or guesswork.
“Forwarded Many Times” Messages Found on Social Media
The SOG is now trying to determine the exact number of students who received the alleged leaked material before the examination.
Investigators found that several WhatsApp messages containing the question bank displayed the label “Forwarded Many Times,” indicating that the content had been widely circulated across multiple users and groups.
Apart from WhatsApp, the question bank was allegedly distributed through other end-to-end encrypted messaging applications and also via printed copies. Digital forensic teams are now examining social media chats, call records, and electronic devices of suspects in an effort to identify the mastermind behind the operation.
PG Hostel Operator Under Scanner
In another major twist, the PG hostel operator from Sikar who initially filed a complaint with police and the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the examination has himself come under the scanner of investigators.
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According to sources, the SOG probe revealed that the hostel operator had also received the question bank on WhatsApp before the examination and had allegedly forwarded it to others.
Investigators suspect that the complaint may have been filed later to avoid suspicion or possible legal consequences once concerns about the leak began surfacing publicly.
However, officials confirmed that several other students had independently emailed complaints to the NTA regarding similarities between the circulated material and the actual examination paper.
Investigation Expanding Across States
The SOG is expected to intensify its investigation in the coming days, with teams likely to examine links between coaching institutions, digital communication channels, and interstate student networks.
Officials are also investigating whether the leak was part of a larger organized racket connected to examination fraud syndicates that have previously targeted competitive exams across India.
The alleged leak has triggered fresh concerns over the credibility and security of the NEET examination process, which serves as the gateway for admission into medical colleges nationwide.