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• Government of India has decided to temporarily ban Telegram till June 22 ahead of NEET UG 2026 re-examination.
• Telegram’s message-editing feature will be disabled until June 30.
• This decision has been taken in the background of misuse of Telegram in cases of paper leaks and question paper leaks.

Telegram App Banned In India: Before the NEET UG 2026 re-examination, the Government of India has taken a big decision. As per the information given by NTA, NEET UG 2026 re-examination will be conducted on 21st June 2026. Even before this exam, the Indian government has decided to temporarily ban Telegram. The platform will be completely shut down till June 22 and the Telegram platform cannot be accessed during this time. After this, the message-editing feature will be disabled on Telegram till June 30.

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After the NEET UG 2026 exam paper burst, the government has now taken concrete rains. Because apps like Telegram are usually used the most in cases like paperfooty. Due to which students have to face many problems. Considering all these cases, now the government has decided to ban Telegram for a temporary period. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)

Why is Telegram used?

People who are involved in phenomena like paper phuti sell leaked or fake question papers on Telegram app. Because of the privacy and large group size on Telegram, scammers and fraudsters choose Telegram. There is no limit to adding members to groups that can be created on Telegram. 200 members can be added to a normal group that can be created in Telegram. When this limit is exceeded, the corresponding group is automatically converted into a supergroup, where there is no limit to the addition of members.

Privacy on Telegram is more beneficial

Cybercriminals also take advantage of Telegram’s privacy in cases like paper footy. Secret channels can be created on Telegram. Cybercriminals create such secret channels on Telegram and send links to students who are preparing for exams. Besides, parents are also added to this group.

Often the question paper reaches the people involved in cases like paper footy in advance. After this they take a photo of this question paper and share it in secret and personal groups. Photos uploaded to the group reach thousands of people at once. After that, many prepare for the exam by studying the same question paper.

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Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force arrested the mastermind of an online cheating racket that leaked question papers through Telegram channels. He used to leak question papers for a fee of Rs 2,000-3,000 by creating different channels a day before the exam.