Following the NEET UG paper leak controversy, the allegations continue to intensify ahead of the scheduled re-test scheduled for June 21, a major scam has surfaced, causing fresh anxiety for students and parents. This time, fraudsters are promising guaranteed MBBS seats in top government medical colleges for a price tag of Rs. 20 lakh. Ahmedabad-based student activist Shubham Thakkar who appeared for the NEET exams in 2023 and 2024 has submitted a formal complaint to the cyber crime police. He is seeking a thorough investigation to determine whether these operators actually possess genuine examination papers or are merely exploiting vulnerable students to profit from the situation.
Racketeers Offer Score Boost for Rs 20 Lakh
In the newly exposed racket, fraudsters claim they can provide exam scores for Rs 20 lakh, while other online groups are offering access to NEET papers for amounts ranging from Rs 60,000 to Rs.1 lakh.Shubham managed to record a highly suspicious conversation with one of these operators. He revealed that the scam relies on exploiting the exam’s physical format. Because NEET candidates need to mark their answers by filling in bubbles on an OMR sheet, fraudsters are instructing students to leave their answer sheets completely blank.
The racketeers claim that, through setting up with internal staff, the blank OMR sheets will be filled out with correct answers after the exam concludes, just before being forwarded for evaluation. The operators allegedly ensure students do not get perfect scores. Instead, they manipulate the sheets just enough to secure a high enough rank for admission into a reputable government medical college.
Negotiable Rates for Strong Students
Shubham claimed that the operator mentioned the Rs 20 lakh tag is negotiable if a student is already academically strong. If a candidate is confident they can score decently on their own, the syndicate lowers the price just to fill in the remaining blank bubbles to bridge the gap to a top-tier college. These allegations have once again cast a shadow over the transparency and integrity of the examination system.
Undercover Investigation Confirms the Deal
A reporter with The Times of India confirmed these claims by posing as the parent of a NEET aspirant appearing for the upcoming re-exam. The reporter contacted a phone number circulated by the syndicate on a messaging platform. A man identified himself as “Aarav Singh,” claiming to be associated with a Bengaluru-based academy. Singh confirmed the Rs 20 lakh arrangement and also discussed the strategy: the candidate must sit for the exam but leave any questions they are unsure of entirely blank. He assured the undercover reporter that their “internal network” would access the OMR sheets post-exam and fill in the remaining blank responses.Â
