NEET-UG whistleblower Shashikant Suthar (Photo: IANS)
Sikar (Rajasthan), May 19 (IANS) Shashikant Suthar, a Chemistry teacher from Rajasthan's Sikar and whistleblower in the alleged NEET-UG 2026 exam paper leak, on Tuesday gave a detailed account of the sequence of events that blew the lid off the crime. He credited the National Testing Agency (NTA) and the investigative agencies for taking swift action in the case.
Speaking to IANS, Suthar detailed what transpired after the NEET-UG 2026 examination on May 3.
He said: "After I analysed the NEET paper, solved doubts of my students and returned home, my landlord told me that he has received a viral PDF which claimed to have questions similar to what appeared in the medical entrance examination."
The Rajasthan-based teacher added that upon comparing the questions with the NEET paper, he found that the Chemistry questions were exactly similar to the ones in the examination.
"Out of 104 questions, 45 were exactly the same," Suthar asserted.
Upon discussing with his colleague, who is a Biology teacher, the duo found that all 90 of that subject's questions were also the same.
He said: "We, along with my landlord, coaching staff and the Director of our coaching centre, arrived at a decision that it might be a case of paper leak since the questions were already viral."
Suthar added that firstly they brought the matter to the notice of the authorities.
He mentioned that the authorities and police, especially the Superintendent of...
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