MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 12 Oct 2026“Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday (Jul 17) launched a sharp attack on the Centre over repeated examination paper leaks, alleging that India’s education system has reached a stage where leaked question papers are being sold at fixed prices and advanced technology is being misused to manipulate recruitment and entrance exams.”
₹40 lakh for NEET UG 2026, ₹15 lakh for IIT-JEE 2021, ₹1.02 crore
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₹40 lakh for NEET UG 2026, ₹15 lakh for IIT-JEE 2021
Rahul Gandhi alleged that India’s education system has reached a stage where leaked question papers are being sold at fixed prices and advanced technology is being misused to manipulate recruitment and entrance exams.
wionews.com, checked 12 Oct 2026
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₹1.02 crore
attached from main accused in UP paper-leak case, ED, June 2024
enforcementdirectorate.gov.in
The Enforcement Directorate, which investigates financial crimes, said in a June 2024 press release that its investigation found question papers for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Examination-2023 and the UPPSC RO/ARO Exam-2023 were leaked and provided to aspirants for money before the exam date, and it attached ₹1.02 crore belonging to the main accused [7]. The government itself told Parliament that paper leaks and malpractices have occurred across the country, and the Lok Sabha passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 to curb them [8]. No official record in the retrieved sources states the fixed prices Gandhi listed or confirms that advanced technology is being misused.
- The Enforcement Directorate's June 2024 press release says its investigation found question papers for the UP Police Constable Recruitment Examination-2023 and the UPPSC RO/ARO Exam-2023 were leaked and provided to aspirants for money before the exam date, and ₹1.02 crore belonging to the main accused was attached [7]. [7]
- The government told the Lok Sabha that paper leaks and malpractices have occurred in various parts of the country, and Parliament passed the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 to curb them [8]. [8]
- The fixed prices Rahul Gandhi cited — ₹40 lakh for NEET UG 2026, ₹15 lakh for IIT-JEE 2021, ₹10 lakh for Bihar Teacher Recruitment 2024 — come from a chart he displayed, not from any official record [3]. [3]
- A Times Now investigation found that papers being sold on Telegram as leaked NEET 2026 papers were fake and the channels demanding money were scams [6]. [6]
[3] 40 lakh for a NEET UG question paper': Rahul Gandhi shares ... — hindustantimes.com[6] Fake NEET Papers Are Being Sold For Rs 60,000 On Telegram ... — timesnownews.com[7] Exam leak and Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission’s ... — enforcementdirectorate.gov.in[8] Press Release:Press Information Bureau — pib.gov.in
The general phenomenon Gandhi describes is real: the Enforcement Directorate's own investigation found leaked question papers were provided to aspirants for money in specific Uttar Pradesh exams, and the government has acknowledged leaks across the country. But the specific 'fixed prices' he listed and the claim that advanced technology is being misused are not confirmed by any official record — the prices come only from his own chart. One investigation into online paper sales found the papers being hawked were fake, which is context that changes how the fixed-price claim reads.