Confirmed High source confidence State body

Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021

28 November 2021 Uttar Pradesh (statewide) UP Examination Regulatory Authority / Basic Education Board (UPBEB)

Status

Confirmed

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

Candidates affected

20 lakh

19,99,000

Arrests

reported at the time

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

Paper circulated on WhatsApp in several districts before the 10 am start, forcing cancellation for nearly 20 lakh candidates; STF arrested at least 23 (later ~29), including the suspended ERA secretary and a Delhi printing-firm director.

What was done

Exam cancelled

Arrests / FIR

Source

Primary reference India TV News ↗ https://www.indiatvnews.com/education/news-uptet-2021-question-paper-leaked-uttar-pradesh-tet-exam-cancelled-updeled-gov-in-747079

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