NEET row: CBI claims NTA experts breached 'secrecy pact', face life term, Rs 1cr fine
The CBI has charged three NTA subject experts for breaching confidentiality in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case. The accused face potential life imprisonment and heavy fines for allegedly circulating confidential exam materials.
Why it matters
This case highlights significant integrity issues within India's high-stakes medical entrance examination system, impacting millions of students.
NEW DELHI: Three National Testing Agency (NTA) subject experts accused in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case breached their "obligation of secrecy" and circulated confidential question papers despite signing confidentiality undertakings, the CBI has alleged in its charge sheet filed before a Delhi court, news agency PTI reported.According to the charge sheet, the accused — biology subject expert Manisha Gurunath Mandhare, chemistry subject expert P V Kulkarni, and physics subject expert Manisha Sanjay Havaldar — have been booked under provisions that could attract life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 crore.PTI reported that the CBI has treated the three as "public servants" while invoking provisions of the Prevention of Corruption (PC) Act, saying they had been entrusted with confidential property, namely the NEET-UG question papers, by the NTA in their capacity as subject experts.The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate), or NEET-UG, is conducted by the NTA for admissions to undergraduate…
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