NEET UG 2025: NTA identifies over 120 Telegram, Instagram channels spreading false data, takes action – Report

Ahead of this years NEET UG 2025 examination, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has recognized 106 Telegram and 16 Instagram channels which are spreading false details about the medical entrance examination, experiences have claimed.

According to a report by information company PTI, the NTA has initiated action on sure fraudulent Telegram and Instagram channels claiming to have entry to the NEET UG 2025 query paper.

“Acting on inputs received through its recently-launched Suspicious Claims Reporting Portal, the NTA has identified 106 Telegram and 16 Instagram channels engaged in spreading misinformation and attempting to mislead students,” a supply was quoted as saying by the information company.

The devoted portal that NTA launched final week to flag suspicions about individuals or accounts claiming to have NEET UG 2025 query paper, has acquired over 1,500 complaints of alleged paper leaks for the upcoming medical entrance examination.

NTA escalates NEET UG 2025 claims to MHA

The testing company has thus escalated the problem with the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) underneath the Ministry of Home Affairs,

“These cases have been formally escalated to the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs for further legal and investigative action,” as per the supply quoted by PTI.

Telegram, Instagram urged to cooperate

The NTA has additionally urged Telegram and Instagram to share particulars of the directors of the channels and instantly take them down to stop the unfold of falsehood and pointless panic among the many aspirants, PTI reported

“Telegram and Instagram have been urged to share the details of the administrators and creators of these groups with law-enforcement agencies for prompt investigation and prosecution,” the supply stated, as per PTI.

NEET UG 2025 date and time

NEET UG 2025 examination date has been fastened on May 4. The NTA has already launched the admit playing cards for the medical examination.

NEET UG 2025 time is between 2 pm and 5 pm.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is conducting a sequence of conferences with district magistrates and superintendents of police from all states and Union territories to make sure that there are not any lapses within the upcoming NEET-UG.

The ministry is implementing a complete plan in response to final 12 months’s alleged irregularities, together with paper leaks, which raised issues concerning the integrity of the examination.