‘Attempted 165 questions, OMR shows 41’: Karnataka NEET aspirant alleges scam

4 min readBengaluruJul 27, 2026 08:08 PM IST School students join a protest rally in Chikkamagaluru against the NEET paper leak. (PTI File Photo)Amid the controversy over the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) paper leak, a Karnataka girl who took the retest has alleged that her OMR sheet and exam timings were rigged. Bindushree Pawar, a student from Hangal in Haveri district who appeared for the NEET-UG re-examination, said she was shocked to learn that her entry and exit times at the exam centre were recorded incorrectly.Speaking to indianexpress.com, Bindushree said, “Going by the provisional answer key, I was supposed to score 668 marks. But when the results were announced, my marks were 11. It showed that I had attempted only 41 questions—all within one minute, between 1.56