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Maharashtra Coaching Classes Blame Schools And Colleges For Paper Leaks, Threaten Protest Over Being Made Scapegoats
24htopnews | May 27, 2026 2:08 PM CST

Coaching associations MCOA and SCCTI have threatened a protest at Azad Maidan on May 27, alleging classes are being made scapegoats amid the NEET-UG paper leak probe. SCCTI chairman Santosh Vaskar claimed paper leaks happen through compromised schools, colleges or government staff, adding that coaching groups have exposed such leaks since 2004 in Maharashtra repeatedly.

Mumbai: The Maharashtra class owners are taking a potshot against schools and colleges blaming them for paper leaks. This allegation was made on Tuesday even as investigations over National eligibility entrance test undergraduate (NEET - UG) is still under runny waters.

Classes Allege Leaks Happen Through Compromised Institutions

In fact the 3000 member strong MCOA, along with the state consortium of coaching teacher and institute (SCCTI) with over 20,000 members have threatened a massive protest at Azad Maidan on May 27 as they claim that the classes are being made the "scapegoat". On May 26, the MCOA, at a press conference stated that coaching classes are often blamed for systemic failures like paper leaks.

"These paper leaks occur through connivance of compromised schools, colleges or government staff. We have been actively exposing paper leaks since 2004. If papers are freely available then students have no reason to enroll in classes," said Santosh Vaskar, Chairman of SCCTI.


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