Overview
- CBI teams searched the homes of two students in Nagpur on Monday and seized phones, laptops and handwritten notes for forensic checks.
- The agency has arrested 10 accused to date, most recently Latur coach Shivraj Motegaonkar, who investigators say received the paper days early and worked with NTA-linked educators P.V. Kulkarni and Manisha Mandhare.
- Investigators are analyzing a 60-page handwritten Chemistry “guess paper,” reportedly dictated in Pune classes, that matched a large share of the May 3 questions.
- Government actions now include a parliamentary summons for the NTA chief and a plan to shift NEET to computer-based testing in 2027, with the Education Minister ordering strict security for the retest.
- The cancellation has upended study plans as many aspirants return to Kota and Sikar, where renewed fees, travel and loss of study rhythm are adding strain before the June 21 exam.