CBI arrests two more persons in NEET UG 2025 marks manipulation scam

The two accused had defrauded candidates by claiming they had contacts within the National Testing Agency

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday arrested two more persons in connection with the NEET UG 2025 scam for allegedly deceiving the aspirants and their parents by falsely promising to manipulate exam scores in exchange of Rs 87.5 lakh per candidate. 

The two accused— residents of Solapur and Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra— had defrauded candidates by claiming they had contacts within the National Testing Agency (NTA), the body responsible for conducting the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) examination.

 

The CBI had registered a case on June 9 and arrested the primary accused in Mumbai the same day. One of the co-accused in the case was arrested from Sangli district on June 10. They were presented before the Special CBI Court in Mumbai, which initially remanded them to police custody till June 13, which was later extended until June 16.

 

 

According to the CBI,  Investigations revealed that the accused had been meeting parents at a luxury hotel, ITC Grand Central in Mumbai, where they demanded up to Rs 90 lakh per candidate, later negotiating the amount to Rs 87.5 lakh. 

 

They allegedly assured parents that their children's marks could be increased and that they would receive the updated scores six hours before the official declaration of NEET UG 2025 results.

 

 

Further investigation uncovered the involvement of an admission consultancy firm in Navi Mumbai and another in Pune, run by individuals allegedly connected to the racket. Forensic examination of mobile phones seized from the accused revealed incriminating evidence, including chat messages detailing prospective candidates, roll numbers, admit cards, OMR sheets, and records of financial transactions routed through Hawala networks.

 

The investigation so far has not found any involvement of government officials or NTA personnel in the case.

NEET UG 2025 results announced 

The results of the NEET UG 2025 were announced on Saturday, in line with the schedule outlined in the NTA circular dated February 7.

  Along with the results, the NTA also released the ‘Final Answer Keys for NEET (UG)–2025’. Out of the 22,09,318 candidates who appeared for the examination, 7,22,462 female candidates and 5,14,063 male candidates successfully qualified, highlighting a continued trend of higher success rates among female aspirants in the country’s largest medical entrance exam.