Case file · NTA · surfaced 19 Jun 2024
UGC-NET June 2024: cancelled on darknet alert; CBI found no leak
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 Education Ministry cancelled UGC-NET on 19 June 2024, a day after it was held, citing I4C inputs that the paper was on the darknet and being sold on Telegram. The CBI investigated and concluded the 'leaked' image was a doctored screenshot with a manipulated timestamp, circulated by a student. A closure report recording no evidence of a leak was filed before a special court on 30 January 2025. The exam was re-conducted in August–September 2024. This entry stands as a documented false-alarm benchmark.
- Examination
- UGC-NET June 2024
- Conducting body
- National Testing Agency (NTA)
- Exam date
- 18 Jun 2024
- Leak date (as documented)
- —
- Surfaced
- 19 Jun 2024
- States
- Pan-India
- Candidates affected
- ~9.1 lakh
- Leak vector
- Vector unestablished
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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19 Jun 2024
Exam cancelled · Ministry of Education
Exam cancelled on I4C inputs that integrity 'may have been compromised'.
per: CBI files closure report in UGC-NET paper leak case (The Economic Times (ET Education), 31 Jan 2025)
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20 Jun 2024
FIR registered · Central Bureau of Investigation
Probe handed to CBI; forensic experts later found the screenshot was doctored.
per: CBI closes probe in UGC-NET suspected paper leak case (Hindustan Times, 30 Jan 2025)
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30 Jan 2025
Closure report filed · Special CBI Court, Delhi
Closure report: no evidence of paper leak; doctored screenshot circulated by a student to make money.
per: CBI files closure report in UGC-NET paper leak case (The Economic Times (ET Education), 31 Jan 2025)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | Ministry of Education | 19 Jun 2024 | — |
| Re-exam held | NTA | — | Re-conducted in CBT mode in August–September 2024. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported CBI files closure report in UGC-NET paper leak case — The Economic Times (ET Education) · 31 Jan 2025 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported CBI closes probe in UGC-NET suspected paper leak case — Hindustan Times · 30 Jan 2025 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 19 Jun 2024 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 20 Jun 2024 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Probe handed to CBI; forensic experts later found the screenshot was doctored. |
| 30 Jan 2025 | FIR_REGISTERED → CLOSURE_REPORT | Closure report: no evidence of paper leak; doctored screenshot circulated by a student to make money. |
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