JEE Advanced Data Leak Claims: Rylen Anil, a 16-year-old boy who identifies as a cybersecurity researcher, issued a statement on its official X handle that he does not support the claim of a "large-scale leak". He further stated that the "issue was promptly reported and swiftly fixed by IIT officials". The user on Tuesday claimed that the that personal and examination details of lakhs of Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced students were accessible without authorisation.
Rylen clarified publicly today that he had downloaded only a small number of files for verification purposes and deleted them afterwards. "This is a serious matter and should not be used to make unfounded claims or spread misinformation," he added.
Responding to the claim, IIT-Roorkee said:
On May 31, Rylen had claimed that the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) re-evaluation and photocopy portal "exposes the emails and phone numbers of over 450,000 people who had paid for the photocopy and re-evaluation" of their Class 12 answer sheets.
In another post, Rylen had added that beyond leaking data, the bypass gives access to the super admin dashboard. A super admin dashboard is the highest-level control panel in a software system, granting unrestricted access to oversee and manage the entire platform.
The JEE Advanced is the gateway for admission to undergraduate programmes at the Indian Institutes of Technology and several other premier engineering institutions across the country. The JEE Advanced 2026 results were declared on June 1.