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Recruitment Exam Cheating Case: Modified Devices Recovered From 4 Candidates At IIT Bombay, Probe Underway
24htopnews | August 10, 2026 8:09 PM CST

Four candidates were booked for allegedly using modified electronic devices to cheat during a Group-D recruitment exam at IIT Bombay's Powai campus on Sunday. Police said jammers were installed in all examination rooms, but modified devices were allegedly recovered following checks. Powai Police seized the devices and registered a case against the candidates under relevant BNS provisions.

Mumbai: Nearly four candidates were booked for allegedly using modified mobile phones to cheat during a Group-D Multi-Tasking Staff recruitment examination conducted by Central Sanskrit University at IIT Bombay’s Powai campus on Sunday.

According to reports, the candidates had allegedly brought modified electronic devices onto the campus despite mobile jammers being installed across all examination rooms. The Powai Police later seized around five mobile phones from the accused.

Security measures at examination centre

According to the Powai Police, the complainant, the principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai, was overseeing arrangements for the examination for the Group-D ‘peon’ post, reported .


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