Summary of this article
- The Central Bureau of Investigation arrested retired teacher P. V. Kulkarni in the alleged NEET UG 2026 paper leak case.
- Investigators claim Kulkarni ran special coaching sessions where leaked questions and answers were dictated to students.
- The government has since announced major NEET reforms, including a shift to computer-based testing from next year.
The alleged kingpin behind the NEET UG 2026 paper leak scandal, PV Kulkarni, was arrested by the CBI yesterday. Th retired Pune-based chemistry teacher leaked the paper through secret special classes.
The NEET UG exam was cancelled by the NTA after reports of alleged irregularities and paper leak. This prompted central agencies to launch intensive investigations in the matter to uncover the alleged scandal.
Yesterday, education minister Dharmendra Pradhan described the Optical Mark Recognition sheets as the key vulnerability in the examination process. He further announced that from the next year onwards the test will take place in the Computer Based Test (CBT) mode. The NEET re-exam is scheduled to take place on June 21.
 
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