NEET 2025: Rajasthan Police Warn Aspirants Against Paper Leak Scam; Centre Tightens Security
Rajasthan police has issued a stern warning to aspirants concerning the NEET paper leak scam. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education is coordinating with district magistrates and superintendents of police (SPs) across state and UT to ensure smooth conduct of NEET UG 2025.ย
With NEET UG 2025 around the corner, the Rajasthan Police has requested medical aspirants and their guardians to be aware of the NEET UG paper leak scam. The police department has also warned students to be aware of potential cyber fraud related to the NEET UG exam 2025.ย
Reportedly, the Rajasthan cyber crime branch has notified that fraudsters and people involved in the NEET paper leak scam would try to dupe the students or their parents to provide them the NEET 2025 question paper in exchange for money. Under such circumstances, it is required that the person be aware of the fraud and avoid being deceived. Further, they have to inform the police authorities about the deceiver. ย
The official statement by the authorities states that the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test for Undergraduate (NEET-UG) is a national level entrance test conducted with complete security and confidentiality. There is no possibility of paper leak. Hence, aspirants and parents are advised not to fall into the trap of scammers who are trying to deceive through the Telegram app and other social media platforms.ย
Commonly asked questions
The total number of exam cities for NEET is 566. The number of NEET exam cities in India are 552 and in abroad are 14. The number of exam cities in India changes every year. The exact number is known through the notification PDF.
The NTA has not released the NEET 2026 exam city list yet. The number of exam cities will be known after the release of NEET notification 2026. However, the NTA removed five cities from the list in 2025. The five cities which were removed from the NEET exam city list were Surampelam (Andhra Pradesh), Deoghar (Madhya Pradesh), Basar (Arunachal Pradesh), Mamit (Mizoram) and Kiphrie (Nagaland).
No, once the NEET city slip is issued by NTA, it is not permitted to request for change in the exam city. NTA tries to allot the NEET exam city based on candidates' first preference. However, there may be situations where it is not possible to allot the preferred city. Hence, candidates have to make the necessary travel or accommodation arrangements accordingly, instead of approaching NTA to change the exam city.
Director General of Police Hemant Priyadarshi said that a channel called "NEET PG Leaked Materials" is in operation, with approximately 20,600 members in the group. Scammers are demanding INR 50,000-70,000 from students using these channels, as reported by Hindustan Times.ย
NEET UG 2025: Centre Tightens Securityย
The Ministry of Education is organizing a series of discussions with district magistrates (DMs) and superintendents of police (SPs) in all states and union territories in order to ensure smooth conduction of NEET UG 2025 examination. The undergraduate medical entrance exam, where over 23 lakh candidates will be appearing in this year, will be held in over 550 cities and 5,000 centres across the country. The ministry has been working on an approach to avoid discrepancies, after the previous year's exam was disrupted by anomalies, including paper leaks.
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