A botany lecturer from Pune's Modern College, arrested by the CBI in the NEET-2026 paper leak case, has been suspended with immediate effect. The college said her confidential NEET-related work for the NTA was assigned in a personal capacity. The institution termed the matter serious and said it would cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
Pune: A botany lecturer from Pune's Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce arrested by the CBI in connection with the NEET-2026 paper leak case has been suspended from service with immediate effect, the institution said on Monday.
Lecturer Manisha Gurunath Mandhare was suspended under Rule 33(5) of Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981, the college said in a statement.
Mandhare had been working in the junior college section since 2002 and had been teaching biology to Class 11 and 12 students for the last 24 years, adding that her appointment by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for certain confidential work related to the NEET examination was in her personal capacity, it said.
"The work entrusted to her was completely confidential in nature and all communication and instructions were directly exchanged between the concerned individual and the NTA," the statement said.
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