Confirmed High source confidence State body

UPPCS Preliminary Examination 2015

29 March 2015 Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow) Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC)

Status

Confirmed

A leak or organised manipulation was established by an official body, a court, or a police investigation.

Candidates affected

4.5 lakh

4,50,000

Arrests

reported at the time

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

Question paper was photographed about an hour before the test at a Lucknow centre and circulated on WhatsApp; CM ordered cancellation and 3 people were arrested.

What was done

Exam cancelled

Arrests / FIR

Source

Primary reference The Tribune ↗ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/uppcs-exam-cancelled-after-paper-leak-three-arrested-60480

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What happened

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Source

1 other incident at UPPSC

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