Suspected Low source confidence State body

MP Forest Guard (Vanrakshak) Recruitment Exam 2023

25 May 2023 Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Employees Selection Board (ESB)

Status

Suspected

Authorities acted pre-emptively — postponement, withheld results — on suspicion of compromise.

Candidates affected

1 lakh

1,00,000

Arrests

—

Not quantified in the source

Convictions

—

None recorded here

What happened

ESB withheld results of 113 candidates after detecting "abnormal patterns" suggesting possible irregularity/document manipulation, pending re-verification (reported Jun 2025); exam held online 25 May-20 Jun 2023 for ~1 lakh candidates for 1,670 posts.

What was done

Official probe

Source

Primary reference Bansal News ↗ https://bansalnews.com/mp-forest-guard-bharti-scam-result-hold-esb-investigation-hindi-news-zvj/

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What happened

What was done

Source

11 other incidents at Vyapam / MP ESB

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