CSIR-NET Exam: 3 Question Solvers, 4 Candidates from UP’s Meerut
On July 26, the STF received information that in the online CSIR-NET exam conducted at the computer lab of Subharti University Law Faculty | Photo: Shutterstock
Three persons, including the IT manager of a private college in Meerut, have been arrested here for allegedly solving questions of the online CSIR-NET exam for candidates using remote entry software, police said on Saturday.
Besides them, four more candidates have been arrested, said the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police. The exam was held from July 25 to 27 and was conducted by a company called NSEIT.
They were all arrested on July 26 from the Subharti University examination centre, the STF said in a statement.
Arun Sharma, IT manager at Subharti University, Vineet Kumar, assistant at the university’s computer lab, and Ankur Saini, server operator at NSEIT, were among those arrested.
Besides them, four more candidates, all residents of Haryana, have been arrested in this case, the statement said.
The UP-STF received signals about gangs hacking the online recruitment exam system and solving exam questions for candidates, Brijesh Kumar Singh, additional superintendent of police, STF-Meerut, said on Saturday.
On July 26, the STF received information that the IT manager at the online CSIR-NET exam conducted at the computer lab of Subharti University’s law faculty had installed an unauthorized system in his room outside the lab and was using remote access software to solve questions, the official said.
The candidates had paid huge amounts to solve exam questions, Singh said, adding that an STF team led by inspector Sunil Kumar arrested the seven people from the exam centre.
The statement said a case has been registered at Jaani police station in Meerut under the BNS, the Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act and the IT Act.
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First print: Jul 27, 2024 | 11:53 PM IST