NEET 2026 Paper Leak Controversy: Exam To Be Conducted Again!

RAJASTHAN POLICE PROBE:

• NEET has 180 questions in all

• The GUESS paper has 140 questions which are similar

• The order is similar too !

• Even the options were exactly the same

• Allegation - Sold for Rs.5 Lakhs each

• Paper available 2 days before the exam

• Closer to the exam date - Sold for Rs.30,000

Initially investigation is being carried out by the Rajasthan police and then this matter comes under NTA after four days of the examination and next day (on the 5th day) this matter is handed over to the central agencies. NTA showed full cooperation in the investigation process and forwarded the complaint to the national agencies because NTA found that the matter is extremely serious and requires proper investigation.

NTA requests aspirants and parents to permit the investigation to proceed without apprehension. Any necessary steps will be taken in consultation with the Ministry of Education.

What is the investigation that the Rajasthan Police is confirming?

The leaked guess paper contains 140 identical questions out of 180 total questions in the NEET 2026 examination. The options available (A, B, C, D) and the order of the questions in the guess paper both were exactly similar to the actual exam.

The guess paper was sold before the two days of the exam at a price of Rs. 5 Lakhs and sold just before one day of the exam at a price of Rs. 30,000 in Sikar, demonstrating that the guess paper was in high demand.

This is not the first time that Sikar has made headlines for such controversies. The population of Sikar is 31.63 Lakhs, and the distance from Kota is 378 Kms, and the distance from Jaipur is 114 Kms. Sikar has a history of the same kind of allegations in the NEET 2024 exam. In 2024, a similar matter happened where a famous coaching center in Sikar had circulated a practice paper just a day before the exam, and the questions in that practice paper were identical to the actual paper.

NEET UG 2024 - All India vs Sikar

• 7.48 per cent of students writing the NEET UG 2024 in Sikar secured a score of 650+.

• The average score of NEET candidates across Sikar is 362. The qualifying mark is 164.

• There are 30,204 students who scored 650+ which is 1.3 per cent of the 23.22 lakh candidates nationwide. Sikar alone will claim 2,037 seats, or 6.8 per cent.

• While nationally, the chance of a candidate securing a government MBBS seat is 1.3 per cent, in Sikar, their chance is 7.48 per cent or 575 per cent better.

NEET 2024 - Toppers from Sikar

In the NEET 2024 examination, when a similar paper leak incident happened, three students from Sikar secured 720 marks, nine students from Sikar secured 715 marks, 26 students from Sikar secured 710 marks, 38 students from Sikar secured 705 marks, and 149 students from Sikar secured over 700 marks. A higher percentage of students from Sikar scored more marks in 2024. The aspirants from Sikar in 2024 show 5-6 times better performance relative to the national average, indicating a major concern about whether it's because of the coaching impact or exam malpractice.

NEET UG 2024 - All India vs Rajasthan

While talking about the entire Rajasthan rather than Sikar alone, based on the NEET UG 2024 data, there are 392 centres in Rajasthan out of a total of 4,750 centres. The total number of students who appeared for the NEET UG 2024 was 23,33,162, of which 1,93,130 students appeared from Rajasthan. A total of 2,321 students scored more than 700 marks, of which 482 students are from Rajasthan.

A total of 30,204 students scored more than 650 marks, of which 6,697 students are from Rajasthan, and a total of 81,5550 students scored more than 600 marks, of which 15,672 students are from Rajasthan. A huge impact of Rajasthan is also just because of Sikar, and clearly, the Sikar students are dramatically outperforming the Rajasthan students as well.

A necessary action, along with the proper investigation, is crucial to address the concerns and rebuild the credibility in the examination system.