‘70% match with actual question paper’: In Chhattisgarh, university exam cancelled over ‘leak’

Chhattisgarh's Indira Gandhi Agricultural University cancelled a second year undergraduate entomology examination on Thursday (August 20, 2026) following allegations of the question paper being leaked. The action came after students protested, claiming copies of the paper had been circulated on social media ahead of the exam. Around 1,500 students from various colleges affiliated with the university appeared for the AENT 221 [Pest Management in Crops and Stored Grains - I (Rabi Crops)] before it was cancelled.

A student on the Raipur campus said they treated rumors of a leaked paper as such but learned after the exam that the university received an email at around 8:30 a.m. that the paper had been leaked, along with an image of a text file containing 18 questions. The university's Director (Instructions)/ Controller of Examinations stated the exam was cancelled for "administrative reasons," and the university is filing a police complaint.

The cancellation was announced by the university, and a five-member committee has been formed to investigate the matter. The BJP government is under scrutiny for the incident, with opposition parties targeting the ruling party in light of recent protests against paper leaks across the country.