NEET 2026 Paper Leak? Rajasthan SOG Finds 100+ Matching Questions; NTA Issues Clarification
NEET 2026 paper leak rumour has taken a turn with Rajasthan SOG finding 100+ questions matching a guess paper circulated on WhatsApp before the examination. Read further to know NTA clarification on the alleged NTA NEET UG paper leak 2026 and updates about results here.
NEET 2026 Paper Leak News: Rajasthan Police Special Operations Group have identified a guess paper similar to NEET 2026 question paper during an investigation. Reportedly, the guess paper, circulated before the examination, matches more than 100 questions from the actual NEET UG 2026 question paper for the exam conducted on May 3, 2026. NTA conducted the NEET UG 2026 exam as an entrance test for admission to MBBS, BDS, AYUSH and BSc nursing programmes across India. The exam was conducted between 2 to 5 PM.
Right after the exam ended, NEET paper leak 2026 rumour spread across the social media platform, claiming the question paper was circulated on social media platforms, and a few people demanded money in exchange for the NEET UG question paper 2026 a day before the examination.
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NEET 2026 Paper Leak News: Similarities in Guess Paper
Commonly asked questions
There will be no sectional qualifying criterion for NEET 2025. NTA releases overall qualifying marks or cutoff marks for each category. The overall marks will be considered while preparing the rank list for NEET. But to ensure a good score, candidates must ensure a high number of attempts with full accuracy. A skewed performance might hamper the overall marks obtained in NEET.
No, marks are not deducted for unanswered questions in NEET. However, the NTA applies negative marking of 1 mark for each incorrect answer in the NEET UG examination.
During an investigation, it was found that approximately 400 questions reached students atleast 42 hours before the examination. SOG Additional Director General Vishal Bansal confirmed that approximately 120 questions from the guess paper were similar to the questions asked in the examination on May 3. The questions were mainly from the Biology and Chemistry sections. Reports suggested that students who had solved those answers correctly would be able to get 600 marks out of 720.
NEET 2026 Paper Leak Update: NTA Releases Clarification
NTA has responded on the social media platform 'X', saying that the exam was held under full control and any rumour regarding the NEET paper leak 2026 is not true.
So far, the Rajasthan SOG has suspected 13 people from Sikar, Jhunjhunu, and Dehradun who could be the alleged culprits in spreading rumours about the paper leak or involved in deceiving the students.
Meanwhile, the NEET 2026 result 2026 will be announced soon. Students will be able to check their results and download scorecards online from neet.nta.nic.in.
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