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Last discovery run: 15 Oct 2026, 13:26 IST, via rss+tavily, 27 official series retrieved
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MisleadingDhruv Ratheechecked 1 Oct 2026
“How NEET Exam Was SOLD for ₹30 Lakhs | The Complete Trail | Dhruv Rathee”
₹30 lakhs
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₹30 lakhs
Dhruv Rathee published a video titled 'How NEET Exam Was SOLD for ₹30 Lakhs | The Complete Trail', asserting that the NEET exam was sold for ₹30 lakhs.
bhopalsamachar.com, checked 1 Oct 2026
What is actually true
The Ministry of Education told the Lok Sabha on 26 March 2025 that after NEET (UG) 2024 the CBI filed five charge sheets in the paper theft case against 45 accused [7]. The same parliamentary answer quoted the Supreme Court's 2 August 2024 order saying there was no material on record indicating a systemic leak or widespread malpractice [7]. For NEET-UG 2026, the CBI said on 15 May 2026 that students paid several lakhs of rupees to attend classes where leaked question banks were dictated, but it did not give a ₹30-lakh figure [8].
In the 2024 NEET case, accused persons admitted that the question paper was leaked about 24 hours before the exam to those who paid ₹30–32 lakh, according to an interrogation report cited in a news account [2]. [2]
In 2026, India Today reported that two Rajasthan brothers allegedly bought the NEET-UG paper from a Gurugram doctor for ₹30 lakh about a week before the exam [3]. [3]
The Supreme Court held in its 2 August 2024 order, quoted in Parliament, that sufficient material was not on record to indicate a systemic leak or systemic malpractice, and that the material did not substantiate allegations of widespread malpractice [7]. [7]
The CBI filed five charge sheets against 45 accused in the NEET (UG) 2024 paper theft case, and identified candidates who were beneficiaries of the paper theft or unfair means [7]. [7]
For NEET-UG 2026, the CBI said students paid several lakhs of rupees to attend special coaching classes where leaked question banks were dictated, but it did not say the exam was sold for ₹30 lakhs [8]. [8]
The exact ₹30-lakh figure appears in media reports about alleged deals in 2024 and 2026, not in the official record. More importantly, saying the NEET exam itself was sold overstates the matter: the Supreme Court's order quoted in Parliament found no evidence of a systemic leak in 2024, even as officials recorded paper theft and unfair-means cases. The title would need to specify that a question paper was allegedly sold, rather than the exam as a whole.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhichecked 30 Sept 2026
“He claimed that the share of education in the Union Budget had decreased from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6% in 2026, and alleged that funds meant for education were diverted to benefit certain business interests.”
The numerical half of the claim is broadly supported: the Education Ministry's share of the Union Budget did decline from about 4.6 per cent to roughly 2.5-2.6 per cent, though the 4.6 per cent baseline is 2013-14, not the 2014-15 budget year. However, the allegation that education funds were diverted to benefit certain business interests is not supported by any document in the record. The sources show a shift in allocation priorities — education's relative share fell while road transport's share grew — but this is a description of how the Union Budget was divided, not evidence that money meant for education was siphoned to businesses. The claim is therefore misleading because it attaches a corruption allegation to a factual decline in relative budget share without any supporting record.
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Rahul Gandhi claimed that the share of education in the Union Budget decreased from 4.6% in 2014 to 2.6% in 2026, and alleged that education funds were diverted to benefit certain business interests.
thequint.com, checked 30 Sept 2026
What is actually true
Union Budget analyses put the Education Ministry's share at 4.6 per cent in 2013-14 and 2.5 per cent in 2025-26. The official 2026-27 Expenditure Budget shows the Ministry of Education at ₹1,39,289 crore out of a Union total of ₹53,47,315 crore, which works out to about 2.6 per cent. The same record explains that a Budget share can fall when education spending rises in rupee terms but total Union expenditure grows faster; it also shows the Road Transport and Highways Ministry's share grew from 1.8 per cent to 5.8 per cent over the same period, but no document shows funds earmarked for education being diverted.
The share of the Ministry of Education in total Union expenditure fell from about 4.6 per cent in 2013-14 to 2.5 per cent in 2025-26. [2][3]
The official 2026-27 Expenditure Budget shows Ministry of Education outlay of ₹1,39,289 crore against a grand total of ₹53,47,315 crore, a share of roughly 2.6 per cent. [6]
A Budget share can fall even when education spending rises in rupee terms, if total Union expenditure grows faster; the record describes the decline as a question of relative priority, not diversion of funds. [1][2]
While education's relative share declined, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' share rose from 1.8 per cent to 5.8 per cent over roughly the same 12-year period. [2][3]
The numerical half of the claim is broadly supported: the Education Ministry's share of the Union Budget did decline from about 4.6 per cent to roughly 2.5-2.6 per cent, though the 4.6 per cent baseline is 2013-14, not the 2014-15 budget year. However, the allegation that education funds were diverted to benefit certain business interests is not supported by any document in the record. The sources show a shift in allocation priorities — education's relative share fell while road transport's share grew — but this is a description of how the Union Budget was divided, not evidence that money meant for education was siphoned to businesses. The claim is therefore misleading because it attaches a corruption allegation to a factual decline in relative budget share without any supporting record.
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MisleadingRahul Gandhi22 Aug 2026Pune
50% of women are forced to reject work or education due to safety concerns. The average Indian woman spends ₹17,000 extra every year on safety.
Two precise numbers with no official table.
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50% drop work or education; ₹17,000 extra on safety
Pune rally · 22 August 2026, 22 Aug 2026
What is actually true
No official labour or education series says 50% of women reject work or school for safety, or ₹17,000 a year.
PLFS does not publish that 50% of women reject work because of safety.
UDISE+ and the Ministry of Education do not publish that 50% of women reject education because of safety.
No MOSPI or NFHS table in this file is an official ₹17,000 extra per year spent on safety by the average Indian woman.
Safety costs and restricted mobility appear in research and in some survey items. Those are not these two precise official numbers.