Confirmed High source confidence Central body

Railway GDCE 2021 (General Departmental Competitive Exam, RRC Mumbai)

3 January 2021 Gujarat Railway Recruitment Cell (Western Railway)

Status

Confirmed

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

Candidates affected

8.6 thousand

8,600

Arrests

—

Not quantified in the source

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

Candidates allegedly supplied papers with answers before the 3 Jan 2021 computer-based test via WhatsApp for payment; CBI registered a case (Jan 2024) against exam agency Aptech Ltd and named 15 people including 10 railway officials and a CRPF constable.

What was done

Arrests / FIR

Official probe — CBI/SIT

Source

Primary reference ThePrint ↗ https://theprint.in/india/railways-exam-paper-leak-cbi-registers-case-against-mumbai-based-aptech-ltd/1916726/

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What happened

What was done

Source

2 other incidents at Indian Railways (RRB / RRC)

Also in Gujarat

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