CRPF, CISF personnel to transport NEET-UG re-examination question papers

Personnel from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will be deployed to transport the question papers for the NEET-UG re-examination scheduled for June 21. The Ministry of Education has enlisted these central armed police forces to ensure the security of the sensitive materials. These armed personnel will escort the question papers from their origin hubs in Hyderabad and Ahmedabad to 551 designated cities across India. State police forces will provide assistance at each location during the transportation process, which includes moving papers from airports to banks and then to examination centers. The forces previously secured Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during recent state assembly elections. The NEET-UG re-test is a consequence of the cancellation of the original May 3 examination. While previous leaks were attributed to professors setting the paper, the 2024 exam's compromise reportedly occurred during the transportation of papers from a bank in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh to a school examination center. Officials confirmed that the National Testing Agency (NTA) requested the deployment of CAPF personnel for protection throughout the entire transportation process, from June 11 to the exam day on June 21. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is also involved, with CAPF officers set to be on board IAF planes during transit. This multi-agency security approach aims to prevent any recurrence of the paper leak incidents.