New Delhi, June 21
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered an FIR after the Union Education Ministry ordered for cancellation of UGC-NET exam.
From over a month, the NEET aspirants have been protesting against the irregularities in the NEET medical entrance exam.
The Centre cancelled the exam saying that its "integrity" was compromised.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addressed a press conference announcing that the UGC-NET exam paper was leaked on Darknet.
Pradhan said, “Soon after it was clear that the UGC-NET question paper on Darknet matches the original question paper of UGC-NET, we decided to cancel the examination. We take responsibility, have to rectify the system”.
The exam was conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on June 18 this year, with a record 11 lakh students registering for the test.
Pradhan said a high-level committee would probe the matter and also look into the functioning of the NTA. The NEET exam was also conducted by the NTA.
Meanwhile, massive protests broke out across the country after the Centre announced the UGC-NET exam cancellation.
