CBI registers FIR in UGC-NET case after Centre says paper leaked on Darknet

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered a First Information Report (FIR) into the UGC-NET paper leak case today (June 20) against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union Education Ministry.

The Ministry of Education on Wednesday (June 19) cancelled the University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday (June 18) in two shifts across different cities of the country.

A written complaint was received on June 20 from K Sanjay Murthy, Secretary, Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi alleging that UGC NET-2024 was conducted by



National Testing Agency (NTA) on June 18 in two shifts across different cities of the country; that on June 19, the University Grants Commission (UGC) received inputs from the National Cyber Crime Threat Analysis Unit of Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the examination that the integrity of the aforesaid examination may have been compromised. 

The said complaint is enclosed herewith. The facts of the complaint prima facie disclose the commission of offences punishable u/s 120-B and 420 of IPC against unknown accused persons. Hence, a regular case is registered and entrusted to Sunil Kumar, Inspector, CBI, ACB, New Delhi for investigation.