Suspected Medium source confidence State body

Group-B recruitment exam (408 posts incl Naib Tehsildar, Treasury Officers, Senior Assistant)

21 December 2025 Punjab (Bathinda highlighted) Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board (PSSSB)

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

Aspirants alleged irregularities (answer-sheet corrections with whitener, clustering of toppers from Bathinda); PSSSB referred the matter to the Vigilance Bureau in Jan 2026 but the probe remained pending after six months with no arrests; candidates demanded a re-exam.

What was done

Official probe — SIT/VB

Source

Primary reference The Tribune ↗ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/six-months-on-probe-into-punjab-group-b-paper-leak-still-pending/

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