Exam body clarifies after videos claim CUET-UG answer sheets kept in open
The clarification comes after some viral videos showed boxes kept outside the agency office, with people alleging that they contained answer sheets for the CUET-UG 2024.
Amid the ongoing row over the NEET-UG alleged paper leak, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Thursday denied allegations of careless handling of answer sheets of the Central University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2024.
“These are empty boxes kept outside the hall at NTA and do not have any sensitive material inside them. Never did we keep these boxes open, as reported by the media. Also, we have a sufficient number of security personnel deployed at the place where boxes are kept,” the exam body said in a post on X.
These are empty boxes kept outside the hall at NTA and do not have any sensitive material inside them. Never did we keep these boxes in open, as being reported by the media. Also, we have sufficient number of security personnel deployed at the place where boxes are kept. pic.twitter.com/QBFukSEHG3
— National Testing Agency (@NTA_Exams) June 27, 2024
The clarification comes after some viral videos showed boxes kept outside the agency office, with people alleging that they contained answer sheets for the CUET-UG 2024.
A few days ago, the agency had issued a clarification against a video claiming that the NTA website had been hacked. “The NTA website and all its web portals are fully secure. Any information that has been compromised and hacked is wrong and misleading,” the agency tweeted.
CUET-UG 2024 is held for the students who are seeking admission in any of the Central Universities (CUs), and other participating universities (State Universities, Autonomous Institutions, Private Universities, deemed Universities) across the country, for the academic session 2024- 25.
Meanwhile, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is probing multiple cases of NEET UG paper leaks and has made several arrests till now.
The NEET UG examination row was also mentioned by President Droupadi Murumu in her address in Parliament today. “The recent irregularities and paper leaks are being dealt with strongly, and the government’s focus is on improving the exam process,” she said.
