NEET 2024 Paper Leak: Aspirant admits receiving leaked NEET UG question paper, but only managed to score 185 of 720

NEET 2024 Paper Leak: Amid allegations of a paper leak in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test-Undergraduate (NEET-UG) 2024, a candidate from Samastipur has confessed to receiving the leaked question paper from his uncle a day before the examination. The incident has led to several arrests and has raised serious concerns about the integrity of the exam.
Anurag Yadav, a 22-year-old candidate, stated in his confession letter to Patna police that his uncle, Sikandar Prasad Yadavendu, gave him the NEET question paper and answer sheet on the night of May 4, 2024.Anurag, who was preparing for the exam in Kota, Rajasthan, was summoned back to Samastipur by his uncle, who assured him that everything was "sorted." He received the leaked exam materials and was told to memorise them overnight.
Discrepancies in Scores
Despite having the leaked question paper, Anurag's scorecard from the National Testing Agency (NTA) showed inconsistencies. He scored 185 out of 720, with a percentile of 54.84.
A detailed analysis of his scores revealed an 85.8 percentile in Physics, 51 percentile in Biology, but only 5 percentile in Chemistry.
Following Anurag's confession, Patna Police have arrested several individuals involved in the leak, including Anurag, his uncle Sikandar, and two associates.
The police have also questioned three other students from the OBC category, whose scores similarly raised suspicions. One student scored 300 out of 720, with a percentile of 73.37, but showed uneven performance with 87.8 percentile in Biology and low percentiles in Physics and Chemistry.
(With inputs from agencies)