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Nationwide Crackdown Exposes High-Tech Cheating in Navodaya Vidyalaya Recruitment Exams

Over 100 arrests made across multiple states as authorities disrupt organized cheating networks using Bluetooth devices and impersonation.

Police said they arrested 17 accused people from two different examination centres following a tip off.
Himachal Pradesh Police said the candidates allegedly gave ₹4 lakh to ₹12 lakh to unknown handlers of the cheating to clear the recruitment exam and the involvement of a professional gang cannot be ruled out. (Representational photo)
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The largest crackdown took place at Sri Guru Harkrishan Senior Secondary Public School, Sector 40-C, Chandigarh, where 12 people, including three women, were arrested for using electronic devices during the exam. An FIR was registered at the Sector 39 police station. (HT Photo)

Overview

  • Police in Chandigarh, Dehradun, Himachal Pradesh, and Prayagraj have arrested dozens of individuals involved in high-tech cheating during Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti recruitment exams.
  • Bluetooth devices, spy earpieces, and impersonation tactics were uncovered, with candidates paying up to ₹12 lakh to syndicates for assistance.
  • The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force apprehended 13 members of an interstate cheating syndicate and seized question papers, OMR sheets, and electronic gadgets.
  • New anti-cheating laws, including the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 2024, are being used to prosecute offenders.
  • Investigations are ongoing to dismantle broader networks supplying cheating devices and to identify insider collusion in the schemes.