The CBI has submitted a report in a special court to close the case of leakage of issues from 2024 UGC-Net at Darknet, which caused the government to cancel the exam last year.

The agency told a court that it did not find any evidence of leakage of paper that is also claimed to be sold on telegram – Cross Media platform. It has informed the Union Ministry of Education through a report that the investigation did not provide any confirmatory evidence to substantiate introductory charges.

Now it is up to the court to accept the closing report or direct CBI to implement more probe to determine the truth behind charges.

More than 11 Lakh candidates had registered for the exam to be eligible for Junior Research Fellowship, appointment as assistant professors and doctoral students at Indian universities and colleges.

CBI found that a “doctorated” screenshot of the “leaked” question for June 18, 2024, the degree is spread by a student to make some money, says the officials.

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On the exam, the paper was found with the rounds on telegram channels in the afternoon, before the second shift of UGC-Net, which gave the impression that it leaked and the person who circulated it had access to it, they said.

The survey found that the person who circulated the screenshot had made the picture and its date and timestamp to show that he had access to the newspaper before the exam started, says the officials.

“UGC received some efforts from the National Cyber ​​Crime Threat Analytics Unit in the Indian Cyber ​​Crime Coordination Center during the Ministry of Domestic in the exam. These efforts Prima Facie indicate that the integrity of the above survey may have been jeopardized, ”the Ministry of Education said after the cancellation of the exam.

The survey was handed over to the CBI, who found that the alleged screenshot of the essay was created by a school student with an app.