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.