700 New NEET 2025 Exam Centers added and Security measures to Curb Cheating

 

 

The Ministry of Education along with the National Testing Agency (NTA) is taking security measures to curb cheating in the NEET exam 2025. The Ministry has announced the addition of over 700 new NEET 2025 exam centers, bringing the total to over 5,000 across India. Police escort and multi-layered frisking are the other security measures to curb cheating in the NEET exam 2025. Read on to understand more about the security measures to curb cheating and the addition of 700 new NEET 2025 exam centers.

 

 

Allegations of Paper Leak in NEET 2024

 

 

The Ministry of Education and the NTA decided to tighten the security measures to curb cheating for NEET exam 2025 due to the allegations of paper leak in NEET 2024. There was an unusual number of candidates who scored full marks in the NEET exam 2024, increasing the suspicion for irregularities in the exam. Upon investigation, it was noted that many candidates from certain tuition centers achieved full marks. Allegations of NTA granting grace marks to many candidates across 6 centers and reverting them further added to the controversy.

 

This led to a widescale protest by candidates across the nation, demanding appropriate response for those involved in cheating in the NEET 2024 exam. The allegations of the NEET 2024 exam paper leak sparked national outrage, and questions were raised regarding the integrity of the exam.    

 

 

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Initiatives Taken by the Ministry of Education

 

 

A high-level committee was chaired by former ISRO Chairman Dr. K. Radhakrishnan to suggest security measures to curb cheating in the NEET exam 2025.

 

• Addition of 700 New NEET 2025 Exam Centers: The Ministry of Education and the National Testing Agency (NTA) have put forth stricter security measures to avoid such illegal practices in the NEET exam 2025. Over 700 new NEET 2025 exam centers were added for NEET 2025 sesion. This significant increase in the number of exam centers across 566 cities in India despite a drop in registrations for attempting the NEET exam 2025 will avoid the congestion. This will also allow for close monitoring of the candidates while they write the exam.
  
  Efforts were made to include many government-run institutions, schools, and colleges while looking for new exam centers. The 700 new NEET 2025 exam centers also included a few private centers.
  
  
  
• Security Protocols: The education authority called for police escorts while transporting the question papers to different locations. The district magistrate and the Superintendent of Police (SP) will also be monitoring the question paper movements regularly. The authorities will keep a close eye on the coaching centers and digital platforms to thwart any attempts of malpractices.
  
  
  
• Multi-layered Frisking: For the previous years’ NEET exams, frisking was mandatory with hand-held metal detectors. The ministry has called for stricter ‘Multi-layered Frisking’ before candidates enter the exam centers. The multi-layered frisking will be done by the police designated by the NTA.  
  
  
  
• CCTV Surveillance: CCTVs were not installed in some of the exam centers previously. To regularly and effectively monitor the movement of candidates and question papers, the ministry has called for the installation of functional CCTVs across all the exam centers.
  
  
  
• Dedicated Platform to Report Suspicious Claims: The NTA has launched a dedicated platform on its official website to report unauthorized websites and social media accounts claiming NEET UG 2025 paper access. Candidates can also report Individuals claiming access to the NEET exam content and Impersonators posing as NTA or government officials. This initiative is a part of the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act to prevent malpractices in the exam.

 

 

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