Maharashtra CET Cell Files Police Complaint Over Viral Exam Malpractice Clips
The Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell has submitted a formal complaint to the state’s Cyber Cell and the Azad Maidan police station in Mumbai after video and audio clips alleging exam centre manipulation and engineering merit list discrepancies went viral on social media platforms.
The entrance test authority has urged law enforcement officials to trace the origin of the circulating media and identify all individuals involved in creating, uploading, and sharing the content. Additionally, the CET Cell has requested the police to thoroughly verify the validity of the claims made within the viral clips. As of now, police have not registered a First Information Report (FIR) in connection with the complaint.
The action comes as approximately 2.4 lakh students have registered for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for engineering courses across Maharashtra. The circulating content generated concern among engineering aspirants after being shared widely across online student groups.
In the viral video clip, an individual alleged that several candidates who managed to score a 100th percentile in the MHT-CET physics-chemistry-mathematics (PCM) examination had scored poorly in their state board examinations. Meanwhile, the viral audio recording featured a woman who allegedly offered to manipulate designated CET examination centres to assist students in securing a 99th percentile score in return for monetary payment.
Responding to the allegations, CET Cell Commissioner Dileep Sardesai clarified that discrepancies between HSC state board marks and MHT-CET entrance test scores do not indicate malpractice or anomalies. Sardesai emphasized that such score variations occur across various score bands and competitive entrance examinations.
To address the specific concerns, Sardesai stated that data shows 202 students who scored between the 98th and 100th percentile in the MHT-CET physics-chemistry-mathematics exam had secured between 40% and 50% marks in PCM subjects in their HSC board examinations.
