Case file · NTA · surfaced 2 Sept 2021
JEE Main 2021: remote-access solving racket at a chosen centre
Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.
The CBI booked a private edtech firm and its directors for manipulating JEE (Main) 2021: solvers answered candidates' papers via remote-access software from a chosen exam centre in Sonepat, in connivance with centre staff, for Rs 12–15 lakh per candidate, with mark sheets and post-dated cheques held as security. Searches ran at 20 locations and seven people were arrested in the first days. NTA withheld results of suspect candidates.
- Examination
- JEE (Main) 2021
- Conducting body
- National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Exam date
- 2 Sept 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
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- Surfaced
- 2 Sept 2021
- States
- Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Insider (digital)
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,742
days (4y 282d) · last movement 2021-09-03
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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1 Sept 2021
FIR registered · Central Bureau of Investigation
FIR against the firm, its directors, touts and centre staff for remote-access manipulation.
per: CBI files FIR against private education firm for manipulating JEE Mains exam (The Times of India, 2 Sept 2021)
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3 Sept 2021
Arrest · Central Bureau of Investigation
Seven arrested, incl. directors and staff; searches at 20 locations.
per: CBI files FIR against private education firm for manipulating JEE Mains exam (The Times of India, 2 Sept 2021)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Results withheld | NTA | 10 Sept 2021 | Results of suspect candidates withheld. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported CBI files FIR against private education firm for manipulating JEE Mains exam — The Times of India · 2 Sept 2021 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 2 Sept 2021 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 1 Sept 2021 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | FIR against the firm, its directors, touts and centre staff for remote-access manipulation. |
| 3 Sept 2021 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Seven arrested, incl. directors and staff; searches at 20 locations. |
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