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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Education ministry presses NTA over slow exam reforms after NEET-UG leak, CUET delays
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: As the National Testing Authority (NTA) continues to lurch from one controversy to another even after the NEET-UG 2024 leak case, most recently from the issue of improper stapling of NEET-UG question papers landing it in court for confusing students to electricity failures at testing centres and late scheduling of the CUET exam , the education ministry has finally begun asking questions of the authority, ET has has gathered that the education ministry recently asked the NTA about the status and progress on reforms suggested by the high-level committee helmed by former ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan . The communication has gone out in view of poor progress made by NTA so far on several fronts, it is reform agenda status has been sought nearly eight months after the education ministry's committee report on exam reforms and the NTA functioning was made public. At the core of it is tardy progress on exam reforms, imperative for a NEET-UG 2026 revamp besides a more efficient and predictable conduct of all exams, such as the UGC-NET and CUET which have also become taxing for committee in 2024 had made a series of recommendations to overhaul NTA in the aftermath of the NEET-UG leak case, ranging from structural reforms to re-working its test-related of the key recommendations that got moving at the behest of the Dharmendra Pradhan-led ministry was soon after the panel report was published, with the Union minister announcing that the NTA would only focus on and conduct higher education entrance exams and not service-related exams. On various other reform moves, however, it is still the ministry which has been nudging NTA and urging changes be made, ET has was felt that greater accountability and security apparatus can be ensured at government-run institutes functioning as test centres, compared to private schools. Internal government assessments of the NEET-UG 2024 fiasco also red flagged faulty allocation of test centres in several states. State governments and district administrations at many places also pointed out how the allocation of test centres by the NTA was puzzling in several cases as even state exams were never held at many of these.
Economic Times
05-08-2025
- Economic Times
NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case: No evidence found against suspected ringleader by CBI, say sources
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: A Patna court last week granted default bail to Sanjeev Mukhiya , who was suspected to be the ringleader behind the leak of medical entrance exam papers last year, after the CBI did not file a charge sheet against him within 90 days of his arrest. People in the know of the investigation into the 2024 NEET-UG paper leak case told ET that the central agency did not find any evidence against Mukhiya and so did not file any charge sheet naming the Bihar Police arrested Mukhiya on April 25, the CBI had sought his remand from a local court. Among the reasons that triggered CBI's move to interrogate Mukhiya was a viral video that purportedly showed him entering a premises where exam papers were printed. After investigation, the CBI found out that the video was of 2023, the people said. Technical analysis, statements of witnesses and co-accused and other evidence did not suggest the involvement of Mukhiya in the leak of NEET-UG 2024, they told ET. "So far no evidence has come to light against Sanjeev Mukhiya establishing his involvement in the leak of NEET-UG 2024," an official told ET on the condition of is wanted in other alleged paper leaks, including the Bihar constable recruitment scam 2023 and Bihar teachers' recruitment scam. Mukhiya had filed an application in a special CBI court in Patna seeking bail in the NEET-2024 paper leak case. He argued that he had been in judicial custody for 90 days and that the CBI had not filed a charge sheet against him, which entitled him to be released on hearing arguments from both sides, the court applied Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and granted him bail. The section deals with the statutory period for filing chargesheet after the CBI so far has arrested 50 accused in the NEET case. It filed the first charge sheet naming 13 accused on July 1, 2024. Another charge sheet was filed against six people in September 2024. The CBI later filed three more supplementary charge sheets in October and November 2024. The last charge sheet, filed on November 22 last year, names five additional accused. The investigation is ongoing.
Time of India
05-08-2025
- Time of India
NEET-UG 2024 paper leak case: No evidence found against suspected ringleader by CBI, say sources
New Delhi: A Patna court last week granted default bail to Sanjeev Mukhiya , who was suspected to be the ringleader behind the leak of medical entrance exam papers last year, after the CBI did not file a charge sheet against him within 90 days of his arrest. People in the know of the investigation into the 2024 NEET-UG paper leak case told ET that the central agency did not find any evidence against Mukhiya and so did not file any charge sheet naming him. After the Bihar Police arrested Mukhiya on April 25, the CBI had sought his remand from a local court. Among the reasons that triggered CBI's move to interrogate Mukhiya was a viral video that purportedly showed him entering a premises where exam papers were printed. After investigation, the CBI found out that the video was of 2023, the people said. Technical analysis, statements of witnesses and co-accused and other evidence did not suggest the involvement of Mukhiya in the leak of NEET-UG 2024, they told ET. "So far no evidence has come to light against Sanjeev Mukhiya establishing his involvement in the leak of NEET-UG 2024," an official told ET on the condition of anonymity. Productivity Tool Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide By Metla Sudha Sekhar View Program Finance Introduction to Technical Analysis & Candlestick Theory By Dinesh Nagpal View Program Finance Financial Literacy i e Lets Crack the Billionaire Code By CA Rahul Gupta View Program Digital Marketing Digital Marketing Masterclass by Neil Patel By Neil Patel View Program Finance Technical Analysis Demystified- A Complete Guide to Trading By Kunal Patel View Program Productivity Tool Excel Essentials to Expert: Your Complete Guide By Study at home View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program Mukhiya is wanted in other alleged paper leaks, including the Bihar constable recruitment scam 2023 and Bihar teachers' recruitment scam. Mukhiya had filed an application in a special CBI court in Patna seeking bail in the NEET-2024 paper leak case. He argued that he had been in judicial custody for 90 days and that the CBI had not filed a charge sheet against him, which entitled him to be released on bail. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 Most Beautiful Female Athletes in the World Click Here Undo After hearing arguments from both sides, the court applied Section 167 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and granted him bail. The section deals with the statutory period for filing chargesheet after the arrest. The CBI so far has arrested 50 accused in the NEET case. It filed the first charge sheet naming 13 accused on July 1, 2024. Another charge sheet was filed against six people in September 2024. The CBI later filed three more supplementary charge sheets in October and November 2024. The last charge sheet, filed on November 22 last year, names five additional accused. The investigation is ongoing. Live Events
The Print
02-08-2025
- The Print
NEET-UG 2024 leak ‘mastermind' Sanjeev Mukhiya gets bail as CBI fails to file chargesheet in 90 days
Mukhiya was taken into custody by the agency in April this year, days after the Bihar Police Economic Offences Unit arrested him for his alleged role in the paper leak. He will continue to remain lodged in Beur jail as he faces charges in at least three other cases—Teacher Recruitment Examination conducted by Bihar Public Service Commission in early 2024, Bihar Police Constable Recruitment examination of 2023, and CGL examination of Jharkhand. According to sources aware of the development, the chargesheet against him has been delayed as there are 'doubts' about his involvement in the organised syndicate that allegedly compromised the examination last year. New Delhi: Sanjeev Kumar Singh alias 'Mukhiya', the alleged kingpin behind the leak of the NEET-UG 2024 examination, has secured default bail as the Central Bureau of Investigation did not file a chargesheet in the stipulated time of 90 days, ThePrint has learnt. The NEET-UG case was first probed by Patna Police, which intercepted a car carrying some members of an organised gang involved in the leak of question papers of a competitive exam. As the probe developed and the angle of an organised racket emerged, the Bihar government handed over the probe to EOU. The case subsequently went to the CBI, which had registered a case on 23 June last year, following a recommendation by the Ministry of Education amid protests and claims that the question paper of the NEET examination held on 5 May had been leaked. Over the course of the investigation, the agency filed five chargesheets against 45 accused till November 2024. Mukhiya was the only named suspect, who didn't get arrested by the agency until May this year. The CBI invoked Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 109 (abetment), 409 (criminal Breach of Trust), 420 (cheating), 380 (theft), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence), and 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (as amended in 2018) against all accused persons. As the agency did not file a chargesheet against him within 90 days, Mukhiya moved an application for default bail before a Special CBI court in Patna, and Special Judge Sunil Kumar granted him bail Thursday. ThePrint has previously reported how Mukhiya's name surfaced in the leakage of question papers of other examinations in Bihar and Jharkhand, even before the NEET-UG paper leak. His son Shiv Kumar, who has an MBBS degree from Patna Medical College and Hospital, was also arrested by Bihar Police in the 2024 Bihar Public Service Commission Teacher Recruitment Exam case, besides a 2017 leak of the NEET-UG question paper. (Edited by Mannat Chugh) Also Read: MCOCA, 'confessions' & a bomb bike with no owner: How NIA cast doubt on ATS's Malegaon blast probe
Time of India
02-08-2025
- Time of India
Sanjeev Mukhiya granted bail
Patna: Sanjeev Kumar Singh, alias Sanjeev Mukhiya, the alleged kingpin behind the paper leak of the NEET-UG 2024 examination conducted by the NTA, was granted bail as the investigating agency, CBI , failed to file a chargesheet within 90 days. He filed an application in the court of Judge Sunil Kumar Singh, stating that he was in judicial custody for 90 days, but the CBI has not yet filed a chargesheet against him. After hearing both parties on Friday, the special CBI court ordered Mukhiya's release on bail under Section 167 of the CrPC. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
