NEET-UG re-exam: Telegram app restricted in India at NTA request
The Indian government has ordered a one-week block of the Telegram messaging app at the request of the National Testing Agency. The move aims to curb cheating rackets that have been using the platform to distribute fake exam papers for the upcoming NEET-UG re-examination.
Why it matters
This represents a significant precedent for government-mandated platform blocking in India to combat organized digital fraud during high-stakes national examinations.
At the National Testing Agency (NTA) ’s request, the Union government is blocking the messaging app Telegram in India for a week until Monday (June 22, 2026), following what the NTA described as a “response to the organised use of the platform by cheating rackets to defraud candidates appearing for the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled on 21 June 2026.”
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