NEET 2026 Paper Leak: CBI Chargesheet Reveals How 3 NTA Teachers Sold Paper For 4 Lakh
Published: July 28, 2026 | Source: CBI Chargesheet Filed July 28 | 8 Min Read
On July 28, CBI filed chargesheet. Out of 132 questions shared by a coaching in Latur, 111 matched the official NTA paper. This is not prediction, this is inside job. Because of this protest happened at Jantar Mantar and Education Minister had to resign.
How NEET Paper Is Made? The 5 Stage Security
NEET has 180 questions - 45 each Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology. NTA calls expert teachers from across India to Delhi. They make not 1 but 4 papers. Codename of two printed papers are KAILASH and SHIVALIK. Which one will go to centres is decided only on morning of exam by DG NTA. Other two are Set 2 and Set 3, never printed.
5 Stages: 1. Item Writing (experts write Qs), 2. Moderation (second group selects 4 papers), 3. Vetting (third group solves and checks answers), 4. Translation (13 languages), 5. Back Translation (Marathi translated back to English to check mistake).
The 3 Teachers Who Leaked The Paper - CBI Names 13 Accused
CBI charged 13 people. Out of them 3 are teachers called by NTA itself.
1. PV Kulkarni - Chemistry Teacher from Latur: Experts are given rough paper to calculate. Kulkarni made small chits of rough paper, wrote all Chemistry questions that will appear in exam, kept in pocket and walked out. He did this not once but for 3 days during back-translation duty. Easy questions he memorized in head. In hotel room he noted all. He had 135 questions - 3 sets - Shivalik, Kailash and Set 2. He didn't get Set 3.
2. Manisha Mandhare - Botany & Zoology Teacher from Pune: More responsible, had to copy 90 questions in each set. She had 30 years experience. She didn't copy on paper. As soon as she saw question in NTA building, she went to hotel room and in NCERT textbook she marked paragraph from which question was picked.
3. Manisha Havaldar - Physics Teacher from Pune: She also didn't use chits. She would go to hotel room and write all questions from memory.
How they escaped checking? CBI says people working in confidential section were not checked. CCTVs were there but no one was monitoring. Recording kept for only 25 days. Experts work ended April 7, CBI got case May 12 - 35 days later, footage deleted. And these experts sign certificate that they will not note questions and not involved in any NTA coaching.
The Business Started in October 2025
This didn't start in April 2026, it was planned in October 2025. A doctor from Pune, Ravindra Shinde, whose daughter was preparing, gets conference call with Kulkarni and broker Manisha Waghmare. Broker offers: Give 4 lakh and I will give next year NEET paper. Call made November 2025, months before exam. Ravindra transfers 4 lakh.
Nov 17, his daughter attends biology class in flat in Ganga Osian Park, Katraj, Pune by Manisha Mandhare. 8 students in WhatsApp group named "FIFA World Cup 2026". They were asked to buy NCERT Bio Class 11, 12 books and highlight specific paragraphs and note questions in margin. CBI later recovered these books from 4 students homes.
Same for Chemistry. 6 days before exam, Kulkarni went to rented flat in Pune April 25-27, asked students to write questions. MyGate app records and phone location proved all were in flat for 3 days.
Brokers, Fake Physics Questions & Pyramid
There was not one broker. Manisha Waghmare in Pune was running sophisticated business - money via UPI to daughter's account, cash in sister's house, Rs 1 lakh commission for referral. 2 days before exam she sold physics questions.
How she sold Physics without link? She asked Kulkarni, Kulkarni went to colleague Balchandra Bhome, NTA expert who made physics questions. Offered money, Bhome refused. Kulkarni sent student to melt his heart. Bhome was smart, gave random questions from old textbook. Student photographed, gave to Kulkarni, Kulkarni to broker. So broker sold FAKE physics.
Real Physics was sold by Manisha Havaldar - 68 sets to coaching teacher and bio teacher. CCTV in her office caught client, bio teacher, physics teacher together. She later burnt notebook in kitchen. Others threw phone on highway, one said phone fell from bike.
Latur Connection: Dr Manoj Shirure, hospital owner in Latur, was broker - found parents, collected cash. One client was Shivraj Motegaonkar, coaching owner who claimed prediction. Actually his wife gave money to Shirure for son. Kulkarni earned total Rs 21 lakh from 2 brokers.
Pyramid: Dhananjay Lokhande printed all 3 subjects and sold in bulk. Mistake - typed in broker's husband's dental office, caught by next shop CCTV even after phone reset. From Dhananjay: Nashik → Gurgaon → Sikar, Rajasthan. In Sikar model changed to "Buy Guarantee" - If 150+ match, you pay. Took original 10th, 12th marksheets as guarantee. From lakhs in Pune it became almost free. Finally reached medical student in Kerala, who shared with father, his tenant Chemistry teacher Shashikant Suthar compared with original and emailed NTA DG. May 12 Ministry filed complaint, CBI got case.
CBI's Master Proof - Why Only 1 Question From Set 3 Matched?
CBI took photocopies circulating and compared with NTA's 4 sets.
| NTA Set | Questions Matched |
|---|---|
| KAILASH | ALL MATCHED |
| SHIVALIK | 44 Matched |
| SET 2 | 43 Matched |
| SET 3 | ONLY 1 MATCHED |
Why? Because Chemistry teacher Kulkarni who leaked was given only 3 sets for back-translation - Shivalik, Kailash, Set 2. He never got Set 3. This fact pinned down accused.
FAQs - NEET 2026 Leak Case
What is NEET 2026 paper leak CBI chargesheet date?
CBI filed chargesheet on July 28, 2026. It names 13 accused including 3 NTA expert teachers.
How many questions were leaked in NEET 2026?
Latur coaching owner Shivraj Motegaonkar shared 132 Chemistry questions, out of which 111 matched official paper. Total 135 Chemistry, 90 Biology per set leaked.
How did teachers leak NEET paper from NTA office?
PV Kulkarni used rough paper chits hidden in pocket, Manisha Mandhare marked NCERT paragraphs from memory, Manisha Havaldar wrote questions from memory in hotel room. No frisking, CCTV not monitored.
How was NEET 2026 leak caught?
Leaked paper reached Kerala medical student via Pune-Nashik-Gurgaon-Sikar chain. His father's tenant Chemistry teacher Shashikant Suthar emailed NTA DG on May 12, after which Ministry complained to CBI.
What was the price of NEET 2026 leaked paper?
Rs 4 lakh per student in Pune, Kulkarni earned Rs 21 lakh total. In Sikar, Rajasthan it was sold on guarantee model - pay if 150+ questions match, original marksheets taken as guarantee.
Source: CBI Chargesheet July 28, 2026. All details from CBI chargesheet. Case is Sub Judice.
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