JEE Main Scam: CBI Arrests Assistant Professor, 3 Others From Sonipat College

JEE Main exam came under scanner after the CBI booked Affinity Education Pvt Ltd and its Directors for allegedly solving the paper for candidates through remote access in exchange for huge payments.

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New Delhi: In connection to the alleged manipulation in the prestigious JEE Main examination, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday arrested four people including an assistant professor from an engineering college in Sonipat.

What prompted the arrest in this case?

The investigation agency made several arrests including Assistant professor Sandeep Gupta, lab technicians Arvind Saini and Kuldeep Garg, and peon Tulsi Ram, working at a private engineering college in Sonipat, according to news agency PTI.

Known as the stepping stone for IITs and NITs, JEE Main examination came under scanner after the CBI booked Affinity Education Pvt Ltd and its Directors for allegedly solving the paper for candidates through remote access in exchange for huge payments.

The directors have been accused of conspiracy in liaison with other associates and tout in "manipulating the online examination of JEE (Main) while facilitating aspiring students to get admission in top NITs in exchange of huge amount for solving the question paper of the applicant through remote access from a chosen examination centre in Sonipat (Haryana), said CBI Spokesperson RC Joshi.

How did the fraudsters hack the JEE Main exam?

According to the FIR, the accused has allegedly contacted the aspirants assuring them of admission through JEE for a fee of Rs 10-15 lakh. Then they have arranged a person sitting at a remote location for solving the questions displayed on the computer terminal allotted to the candidate at the examination centre in connivance with the central authorities, CBI FIR said.

It has been revealed out that the centre supervisor, who has access to the computer network, is also a part of the fraudulent act and the solver manages access to the system being used by the candidate through remote access software.

In this act, candidates pretend to solve the questions on the computer by keeping their hand on a mouse and making calculations on a sheet to ensure that nothing adverse is recorded in the camera installed at the centre whereas the questions are actually being attended by solvers hired by above-mentioned persons, the FIR alleged.

In fact, several others examination centres and a Bengaluru-based suspected mastermind of the alleged examination racket has also come under the spotlight and the CBI is investigating the matter, according to officials.

It is also alleged that the accused obtained 10th and 12th mark sheets, the User IDs, passwords, and post-dated cheques of aspiring students in different parts of the country as security and once admission was done, they used to collect heavy amounts ranging from 12-15 lakh (approx) per candidate.