Faarid Zaeem

Working on 'Reconstruction of Society in the Light of Divine Guidance' | Analyst | Here for Good Cause | RTs & Likes ≠ Endorsement

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

Awareness matters, but real success lies in preventing scams, catching fraudsters, and securing digital platforms—not merely interrupting every phone call with the same message.

#CyberSecurity #DigitalIndia #CyberAwareness

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

25 din mein paisa double..
By now, almost every citizen knows this line by heart.
The question is: has repeating it millions of times made us significantly safer from cyber fraud?

#CyberSecurity #DigitalIndia #CyberAwareness

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

😂😂😂
Breaking: To stop cheating, we've now entered the phase where the exam authority is fighting app features.

❌ Question paper security: complicated.
✅ Disable Telegram edit button: national priority."

[National Testing Agency @NTA_Exams]

NTA STATEMENT REGARDING THE ACTION ON TELEGRAM PLATFORM IN INDIA

1. The National Testing Agency (NTA) welcomes the directions issued today in respect of the Telegram platform in India. The directions, issued on recommendations of NTA are calibrated and bounded in time:

(a) a direction under Section 69 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, restricting access to the Telegram platform in India for a defined and limited period ending 22 June 2026, covering the day of the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination and its immediate aftermath; and

(b) a direction requiring the platform to disable, in India, the message-editing feature in respect of messages already posted, for a defined period ending 30 June 2026, addressing the specific structural feature through which the platform has been used to fabricate after-the-event “paper leak” evidence in respect of national examinations.

Both measures have been taken in the interest of public order, in response to the organised use of the platform by cheating rackets to defraud candidates appearing for the NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination scheduled on 21 June 2026. NTA expresses its gratitude to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for this timely action, in the interest of students, which will go a long way in helping NTA to be able to conduct safe and secure examinations on 21st June 2026.

2. Throughout the period leading up to the present action, the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, has served as the principal nodal agency coordinating the operational response to the Telegram-based fraud and misinformation targeting NEET (UG) 2026 candidates. Acting on inputs received continuously from NTA, from State law-enforcement agencies including the police forces of Bihar, Gujarat and Rajasthan, and from its own continuous monitoring of public channels and platforms, I4C has secured the prompt take-down of a substantial number of Telegram channels, groups and bots whose names and content openly advertised their fraudulent and misleading purpose. This was done with active support of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NTA places on record that the intelligence-sharing and coordinated take-down action led by the Ministry of Home Affairs, through I4C, and MeitY has been continuous, prompt and substantive, and remains the operational backbone of the response. This sustained inter-agency effort, well in advance of the present platform-level action, is the reason the harm caused by these rackets has been contained to the extent it has.

3. The directions issued today by MeitY have been made following references by NTA and the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, drawing attention to the structural limits of channel-by-channel action and seeking graduated platform-level compliance. The directions are a measure of last resort, taken only after intermediate remedies, including the take-down action coordinated by I4C, had been pursued and had not produced, at the platform level, the response required to protect candidates in the run-up to the examination. The calibration of the directions - a narrow platform-access restriction confined to the examination window, together with a feature-specific compliance direction for the post-examination period - reflects an effort to address the public-order concern with the minimum restriction necessary.

4. Over the preceding weeks, channels operating openly on the platform under names that themselves advertised their purpose - “PAPER LEAKED NEET”, “Re-NEET 2026”, “Private Mafia”, “REE NEET MAFIAA” and similar formulations - demanded sums ranging from a few thousand to several lakhs of rupees from candidates and their families, in exchange for purported access to the re-examination paper. NTA has placed on the record, and reiterates, that there is no such paper available outside the secured examination chain. The promise of any such material is, in every instance, a fraud.

5. The direction requiring Telegram to disable its message-editing feature in India through 30 June 2026 addresses a separate but related concern. The feature, in its present form, permits a channel administrator to edit the content of a previously posted message - including the substitution of attached files such as PDFs - while the original send-time stamp is retained. This capability has been used, in respect of multiple recent examinations, to fabricate after-the-event “paper leak” artefacts: a channel administrator edits an older, innocuous message to insert the actual question paper after the examination has been conducted, and the resulting chat is then circulated as purported “evidence” that the paper was in circulation before the examination. The MeitY direction closes this avenue of fabrication for the post-examination window in which such artefacts have historically been deployed.

6. Independent action by State law-enforcement agencies has, over the same period, reinforced the scale and seriousness of the concern. The Bihar Police Economic Offences Unit issued a formal public advisory on 9 June 2026, warning candidates against fraudulent claims
of pre-examination access to the paper circulated through Telegram and other platforms. The Ahmedabad City Cyber Crime Branch arrested members of an inter-State cyber-fraud gang found to be operating eight Telegram channels in furtherance of the same modus operandi, with documented transactions of approximately ₹1.5 crore routed through fraudulent bank accounts and approximately one thousand mobile numbers contacted in a single month. Investigations are in progress in multiple other States.

7. NTA acknowledges that the access restriction issued by MeitY affects lakhs of citizens who use the Telegram platform for legitimate personal, educational, professional and informational purposes, and sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to them. The access restriction is, by its express terms, confined to the period ending 22 June 2026 - i.e. the day after the examination. The feature-specific direction in respect of the message-editing function, which remains in force through 30 June 2026, does not affect ordinary use of the platform for sending or receiving new messages.

8. The NEET (UG) 2026 re-examination will be conducted as scheduled on 21 June 2026. The security of the examination is unaffected by the action taken; it is, in fact, the very purpose of the action. Every candidate and parent is reassured of NTA’s commitment to conducting a fair, secure and credible examination. Candidates are urged to focus on their preparation, to disregard unverified content circulating on any platform, and to rely exclusively on the NTA website (https://t.co/aVBGmG259h) and verified NTA handles for all examination-related updates.

9. Any encounter with fraudulent solicitations - in person, by telephone, or through any online platform - should be reported immediately to the National Cyber-Crime Helpline at 1930, or through the National Cyber-Crime Reporting Portal at https://t.co/Xpc003SooQ. NTA’s own helplines remain available at 011-40759000 / 011-69227700 and at [email protected].

10. NTA places on record its sincere appreciation of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology for the timely and calibrated directions issued, of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre for the sustained operational coordination that has made today’s action possible, of the Central Bureau of Investigation for its parallel inquiry into the underlying offences, and of the police forces of Bihar, Gujarat, Rajasthan and other States for their independent enforcement action - each of which has contributed, in its own measure, to protecting the integrity of one of the country’s most consequential examinations and the interests of its candidates.

[SIO of India @sioindia]

NEET, CBSE, CUET: How Many More Failures Before Accountability?

#Exam #SIO

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

Eid-ul-Azha Mubarak!

This Eid reminds us of the values of faith, sacrifice, compassion. It teaches us to care for others, help those in need, and strengthen the bonds of humanity.

May this blessed occasion bring peace, happiness, and hope to every home.
#EidMubarak #EidUlAzha

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

“Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Laa ilaaha illallahu Wallahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Wa lillahil Hamd”.

Allah is the greatest, Allah is the greatest. There is no deity besides Allah and Allah is the greatest. Allah is the greatest and all praises are for Allah only.

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

Alhamdulillah!

Following the memorandum submitted by @sioindia, @NTA_Exams has postponed the #CUETUG2026 exams scheduled on Eid-ul-Adha (28 May 2026).

This brings relief to thousands of students.
#CUET #EidUlAdha

[Maktoob Hindi @maktoobhindi]

भारत में यूनिवर्सिटी दाखिले के लिए होने वाली सबसे बड़ी परीक्षा CUET-UG 2026 एक नए विवाद में घिरती नजर आ रही है. विवाद की वजह है परीक्षा की तारीख का मुस्लिम समुदाय के बड़े त्योहार ईद-उल-अज़हा (बकरीद) के दिन पड़ना.

छात्र संगठन 'स्टूडेंट्स इस्लामिक ऑर्गनाइजेशन ऑफ इंडिया' (SIO) ने इस मामले में नेशनल टेस्टिंग एजेंसी (NTA) के महानिदेशक को एक पत्र लिखकर 28 मई को होने वाले पेपर्स को आगे बढ़ाने की मांग की है.

NTA के मौजूदा शेड्यूल के मुताबिक, 28 मई को CUET-UG की परीक्षाएं होनी हैं. लेकिन इसी दिन देशभर में ईद का त्योहार मनाया जाना है.

SIO का कहना है कि त्योहार के दिन परीक्षा होने से देश के लाखों मुस्लिम छात्रों को मानसिक तनाव का सामना करना पड़ेगा.

[Muslim Siyasat @MuslimSiyasat]

ईद-उल-अजहा के दिन आयोजित होने वाली CUET-UG परीक्षा को लेकर छात्रों और इस्लामिक संगठनों में नाराज़गी देखी जा रही है। Students' Islamic Organisation of India ने NTA से परीक्षा की तारीख बदलने की मांग करते हुए कहा कि त्योहार के दिन परीक्षा होने से हजारों मुस्लिम छात्रों को परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ सकता है। संगठन का कहना है कि धार्मिक त्योहार और राष्ट्रीय परीक्षा की तारीख एक ही दिन होने से छात्रों पर अतिरिक्त दबाव पड़ेगा।

[SIO of India @sioindia]

SIO of India has submitted a memorandum to the National Testing Agency (NTA) demanding the postponement of CUET-UG examinations scheduled on Eid-ul-Adha (28 May 2026), citing serious concerns raised by students regarding religious observance, travel, and accessibility.

[Mohammad Salman @writesalman]

Stop killing Dreams of Young India

#ScrapNTA
#EducaionMinisterMustResign

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

Our education system is in shambles with continuous exam mishaps and security breaches. The NTA's inefficiency is evident, and the Education Ministry's inaction is unacceptable. Time for a complete reset.
#ScrapNTA #EducationMinisterMustResign
@PhysicswallahAP

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

How can we expect our future leaders to succeed when their foundational examinations are marred by such incompetence and corruption?
#ScrapaNTA
#EducationMinisterMustResign

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

22 lakh+ students appeared for #NEET UG 26 with years of hard work, sacrifice, stress, & hope. The paper leak & cancellation have deeply affected the mental peace and trust of honest aspirants.
Students deserve accountability & examination system they can truly rely on.

[National Testing Agency @NTA_Exams]

In continuation of its press release dated 10 May 2026, the National Testing Agency wishes to inform candidates, parents, and members of the public of the following decisions taken in respect of NEET (UG) 2026. NTA had, on 8 May 2026, referred the matters then under consideration to the central agencies for independent verification and necessary action, consistent with its standing commitment to the fair, secure, and credible conduct of the national examinations entrusted to it.

1. On the basis of the inputs subsequently examined by NTA in coordination with the central agencies, and the investigative findings shared by the law enforcement agencies and in order to ensure that there is transparency in the system, the National Testing Agency, with the approval of the Government of India, has decided to cancel the NEET (UG) 2026 examination conducted on 3 May 2026, and to re-conduct the examination on dates that will be notified separately.

The inputs received by NTA, taken together with the findings shared by the law enforcement agencies, established that the present examination process could not be allowed to stand. The re-conducted examination dates, along with the re-issued admit-card schedule, will be communicated through the official channels of the Agency in the coming days.

2. The Government of India has further decided to refer the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation for a comprehensive inquiry into the allegations therein. NTA will extend full cooperation to the Bureau and will provide all materials, records, and assistance the inquiry requires.

3. This decision has been taken in the interest of students and in recognition of the trust on which the national examination system rests. The Agency is conscious that re-conduct will cause real and significant inconvenience to candidates and their families. NTA does not take that consequence lightly. The decision has been taken because the alternative would have caused greater and more lasting damage to that trust.

4. The registration data, candidature, and examination centres opted for in the May 2026 cycle will be carried forward to the re-conducted examination. No fresh registration will be required, and no additional examination fee will be levied. In addition, fees already paid, will be refunded to the students and the exam will be re-conducted using NTA’s internal resources.

5. Further communications, including the re-conducted examination dates and the re-issued admit-card schedule, will be issued through the official channels of the Agency. Candidates and parents are requested to rely only on these official channels and to disregard unverified reports circulating on social media.

Helpline: [email protected] | 011-40759000 / 011-69227700

[Faarid Zaeem @FaaridZaeem]

The declaration of #HSCResults just a day before #Neet2026, places students appearing for both under unnecessary emotional pressure at a crucial time.

Such decisions must take into account the mental wellbeing & focus of students during high-stakes exams
@msbshse @CMOMaharashtra

[Ashraf Hussain @AshrafFem]

भारत का मुसलमान हर जगह ईमानदार है…🫶

[Team Rising Falcon @TheRFTeam]

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Salman set an example of honesty by returning a purse filled with jewelry and cash that he found during a train journey.
#Islam #IndianMuslim

[Mohammad Salman @writesalman]

@RailwaySeva I have already submitted the Purse to officials at Jalna Station. Have shared my contact details with them and PNR in reply. Can't DM due to some technical glitch/issue with my X account.

[Mohammad Salman @writesalman]

Travelling from Train No. 12753. Found this purse with some jewellery and Cash. Train is about to depart from Parbhani Station. Will you please send some police/railway officials at Jalna Station to collect it.
@RailwaySeva @SCRailwayIndia

[Joe Kent @joekent16jan19]

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today.

I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.

It has been an honor serving under @POTUS and @DNIGabbard and leading the professionals at NCTC.

May God bless America.