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  "id": 2248505,
  "title": "‘70% match with actual question paper’: In Chhattisgarh, university exam cancelled over ‘leak’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/70-match-with-actual-question-paper-in-chhattisgarh-university-exam",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T23:18:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express - India",
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    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/70-match-with-actual-question-paper-in-chhattisgarh-university-exam-cancelled-over-leak-10842538/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An exam at the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in Chhattisgarh was abruptly cancelled after a leaked question paper with near-70% identical content surfaced on WhatsApp, sparking allegations of a paper leak. The cancelled examination was for B Sc Agriculture students who were set to take the second-year second-semester entomology exam at the university's Raipur campus. Around 500 students from 34 colleges across Chhattisgarh were scheduled to write the exam between 10 am and 1 pm on Thursday. The university's registrar, Dr Kapil Dev Deepak, confirmed that the leaked document did not match the actual examination paper verbatim, but had a near-70% match with its content. The university authorities launched a five-member committee to investigate the matter and have also filed a complaint with the police. The incident prompted protests from student wings NSUI and ABVP, who sought cancellation of the examination and a thorough probe. Chhattisgarh Congress spokesperson Vandana Rajput termed the leak as a direct injustice to thousands of hardworking students and demanded an impartial, high-level probe to determine how the paper was leaked.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Chhattisgarh varsity cancels exam after paper leak allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/chhattisgarh-varsity-cancels-exam-after-paper-leak-allegations",
        "published": "2026-08-20T16:33:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "‘70% match with actual question paper’: In Chhattisgarh, university exam cancelled over ‘leak’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/70-match-with-actual-question-paper-in-chhattisgarh-university-exam-2254033",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:18:49.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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