Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Court Gives CBI Seven Days for NEET-UG 2026 Chargesheet
A court in New Delhi gave the CBI one more week to submit an additional report about an alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak.
The CBI is investigating how exam questions may have been taken and shared before the test.
The agency has already charged 13 people in the case.
It says the questions were passed through several people and shared in different forms.
The CBI has also arrested Sheshrav Bajrang Suryavanshi, who it says helped arrange the questions for candidates.
The agency alleges that candidates were taken to a house in Nanded and that their documents were held as security for payment.
The court is deciding whether formal charges should be framed against the accused.
The original exam was cancelled after the leak allegations and was conducted again later.
The next court hearing is on October 7.
The Rouse Avenue Court gave the CBI seven days to file a supplementary chargesheet in the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.
The court scheduled the next hearing for October 7 while considering charges against 13 already-chargesheeted accused.
The CBI’s July chargesheet runs about 20,000 pages and lists approximately 360 witnesses.
The agency alleges leaked questions were circulated before the May 3 examination through intermediaries, handwritten notes, photographs and messaging platforms.
The examination was cancelled on May 12 and held again on June 21 after more than 22.7 lakh candidates appeared initially.
- Who
- The Central Bureau of Investigation, the Rouse Avenue Court, 13 chargesheeted accused and accused Sheshrav Bajrang Suryavanshi are involved in the proceedings.
- What
- The court granted the CBI seven days to file a supplementary chargesheet in the alleged NEET-UG 2026 paper leak case.
- When
- The court granted the extension on Wednesday, with the next hearing scheduled for October 7; the examination was held on May 3, 2026.
- Where
- The proceedings are taking place at the Rouse Avenue Court in New Delhi; the CBI alleges candidates were taken to a house in Nanded.
- Why
- The CBI says it needs more time for further investigation, including analysis of seized digital devices and evidence related to the alleged circulation of leaked questions.
- Court
- Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi
- Extension granted
- Seven days for the CBI to file a supplementary chargesheet
- Next hearing
- October 7
- Existing chargesheet
- About 20,000 pages and approximately 360 witnesses
- Accused already chargesheeted
- 13 people
- Original examination
- May 3, 2026, with more than 22.7 lakh candidates
- Re-examination
- June 21, 2026, after cancellation of the May 3 examination