Confirmed High source confidence State body

Patwari / Lekhpal recruitment exam

8 January 2023 Uttarakhand (Haridwar) Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC)

Status

Confirmed

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

Candidates affected

1 lakh

1,00,000

Arrests

reported at the time

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

Patwari-Lekhpal exam for 563 posts held 8 Jan 2023 was cancelled after the paper was leaked (an official allegedly sold 380 questions); at least five arrested and an official suspended. Re-exam held 12 Feb 2023 for over one lakh candidates without incident.

What was done

Exam cancelled

Retest held

Arrests / FIR

Source

Primary reference Careers360 (PTI) ↗ https://news.careers360.com/after-series-of-paper-leak-cases-incident-free-lekhpal-exam-in-uttarakhand

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What happened

What was done

Source

1 other incident at UKPSC

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