New Delhi, 4 October 2022, JEE Paper Leak: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Russian national for his involvement in the paper leak of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA).
The person is identified as Mikhail Shargin, who arrived from Almaty, Kazakhstan, to India on 3 September 2022. He was identified by the Bureau of Immigration at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport.
JEE Paper Leak – CBI Investigation
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has issued a lookout circular against Mikhail Shargin, who is suspected to be the main hacker for revealing the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 question paper.
- The officials investigated the private universities of New Delhi, Pune, Jamshedpur, Bangalore, and Indore, which led to the recovery of 28 laptops, 29 post-dated cheques, and student mark sheets.
- During the investigation, officials revealed that 8 other foreign nationals were involved in the leak of other competitive exams.
- The Russian citizen, Mikhail Shargin, hacked iLeon software, the platform on which the JEE Main exam was conducted.
- The hackers took huge amounts of money ranging from INR 12 lakhs to INR 15 lakhs per candidate, to get them admission to top universities.
- The question papers of the candidates were being solved with the help of modern softwares.
JEE Paper Leak – 2021 Scam
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested 7 Russian nationals in 2021.
- The director of Affinity Education Pvt. Ltd. was accused of manipulating the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021.
- The students paid INR 15 lakh to hackers and other private institutions to secure admission to top universities.
- A total of 20 candidates were debarred for 3 years from appearing in the JEE Main exam.
- The Rajasthan police arrested the students from the Rajasthan Institute of Engineering and Technology as they took money to appear as solvers in place of the actual candidates for the exam.
- The screenshots of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) question papers were circulated in private universities in Patna, Jharkhand and New Delhi.
JEE Paper Leak – Development in JEE Exams
The Ministry of Human Resource Development announced major changes in the national-level engineering exams to minimize incidents of paper-leak.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) was refrained by the Ministry of Education from conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). The National Testing Agency (NTA) started regulating the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).
- The final scores are now calculated by the authorities by using standardization techniques and psychometric methods.
- The National Testing Agency (NTA) established test practice centres for students to prepare for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q.1 When was the JEE Main paper leaked?
The question paper for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) was leaked on 2 September 2021.
Q2. How many students were debarred for cheating in the JEE exam?
A total of 20 students were debarred for 3 years from appearing in the JEE Main exam.
Q3. Who hacked the software for the JEE Main exam?
The Russian citizen, Mikhail Shargin, hacked the iLeon software, the platform on which the JEE Main exam was conducted.
Q4. Who conducts the JEE Mains and Advance exams?
The Department of Higher Education, Government of India has given the responsibility of conducting the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE Main) to the National Testing Agency (NTA) from 2021.
Q5. Who informed the CBI about Mikhail Shargin?
The Bureau of Immigration at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport informed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) about the arrival of Mikhail Shargin at the New Delhi airport.
