The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR in connection with alleged irregularities in the conduct of the medical entrance exam NEET-UG held on May 5, officials said on Sunday.
The move came a day after the Centre announced that the probe into the alleged irregularities in the test would be handed over to the agency.
The officials said that the CBI registered a fresh case against unidentified persons on a reference from the Union education ministry.
Around 24 lakh students had taken the medical entrance test. The ministry had to give in to demands of students protesting in several cities for an investigation into alleged malpractices.
"Certain cases of alleged irregularities, cheating, impersonation and malpractice have been reported in NEET-UG which was conducted on May 5," a statement released by the Education Ministry said earlier.
"For transparency in the conduct of the examination process, it was decided after a review that the matter be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a comprehensive investigation," the statement read.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducting NEET-UG also came under fire, with NTA Director General Subodh Singh placed on "compulsory wait," in the Department of Personnel and Training.
This year the NEET-UG exam was held on May 5 across the country in 4750 centres. The results were announced ten days earlier, on June 4, than the expected date.
Discrepancies were alleged in the exam after 67 candidates scored full marks, six of them from a single cente ein Haryana. Grace marks awarded to some examinees also caused an uproar.
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