The National Testing Agency (NTA) issued a public notice on 15 June 2026 about reporting suspicious claims like NEET fake paper leaks, answer keys, and fraudulent activities. The Ministry of Education has temporarily banned the Telegram messaging application across India till 22 June 2026. In case if any person finds the NEET misleading news is spreading across the unauthorised websites, social media, or channels can report at the official website, i.e., https://innovateindia.mygov.in,
The main purpose of restructuring the platform and launching dedicated apps for reporting is to prevent NEET cheating and the spread of fake news for the NEET 21st June examinations. Know everything about the NTA’s latest notice in a simple and easy way through this post.
Reporting of NEET 2026 Exam Suspicious Activities and Malpractices
As we all know, lakhs of students appear for the NTA NEET examinations, and it’s our duty to save the future of the NEET aspirants. So, to contribute in making the NEET examinations safe, individuals need to report if they find such activities:-
- If any social media accounts, unauthorised websites or messaging channels access the NEET (UG) 2026 question paper or answer key, report such platforms quickly.
- Individuals claiming to provide NEET question papers, questions, leaked papers, or any kind of examination content.
- If any person is impersonating NTA officials or government agents, examination functionaries, or government representatives, immediately report or call the police.
- If any activities like defrauding or creating panic among candidates and their families are done.
If any citizens are involved in malpractice or illegal activities will be surrendered and strict action will be taken against them.
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Why is Telegram Banned Ahead of Re-NEET 2026?
The central government has banned only the Telegram platform because Telegram has features like editing, which can create issues among the NEET candidates. Apart from it there are also many reasons, like earlier the NEET paper was leaked by Telegram, and it is one of the best platforms to spread any information to a large number of people quickly.
Conclusion
In order to conduct the Re NEET examinations safely on 21 June 2026, the central government and the NTA are very strict. To prevent the NEET paper leak or any cheating, the government has banned platforms like Telegram on 22nd June 2026. In case if anyone is involved in activities like defrauding, malpractice, paper leak, etc., then the government will take strict action against them.
FAQs
The Central Government of India banned the Telegram temporary on the request of NTA.
No, it is temporary ban till 22nd June 2026. After, the app will be working.
In case of any paper leak, Telegram is banned to spread paper all over Internet, as many paper leak groups are active on Telegram on a larger scale.
