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Uttar Pradesh

13 examinations conducted in or for Uttar Pradesh are recorded here as compromised between 2011 and 2025, of which 12 were officially confirmed.

Incidents

2011–2025

Confirmed

92% of the total

Candidates affected

80.2lakh

reported in 8 incidents

Exams voided

cancelled or re-held

Arrests recorded

154

across 9 incidents

Bodies involved

examination authorities

Incidents per year

Shown against the full 2004–2026 range so gaps are visible.

Confirmed
Alleged
Suspected
Denied

An empty year means nothing is recorded here for that year — not necessarily that nothing happened.

Show the numbers

Year	Confirmed	Alleged	Total
2011	2	0	2
2015	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	2	0	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	1	1	2
2024	2	0	2
2025	2	0	2

Bodies involved

UP Secondary Education Board State 2
UPPRPB State 2
UPPSC State 2
UPSSSC State 2
CBSE Central 1
Indian Railways (RRB / RRC) Central 1
UPBEB State 1
UPESSC State 1

The record

Every Uttar Pradesh incident

Showing 13 incidents. Select any row for the full record.

Documented Indian examination leak incidents, sortable by column.
							Outcome
16 Apr 2025	UPESSC Assistant Professor Recruitment Exam 2025 UPESSC · State	Uttar Pradesh	Confirmed	3	—	1.1L	Cancelled FIR Probe
4 Mar 2025	East Central Railway departmental promotion exam 2025 (Chief Loco Pilot) Railways · Central	Uttar Pradesh	Confirmed	26	—	—	FIR Probe Cancelled
17 Feb 2024	UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 UPPRPB · State	Uttar Pradesh statewide	Confirmed	54	—	48L	Cancelled Retest FIR Probe
11 Feb 2024	UPPSC Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) Preliminary Exam 2023 UPPSC · State	Uttar Pradesh statewide	Confirmed	—	—	—	Cancelled Retest Probe
31 Jul 2022	UPSSSC Lekhpal (Mains) Recruitment Exam 2022 UPSSSC · State	Uttar Pradesh	Alleged	21	—	2.5L	FIR
30 Mar 2022	UP Board Class 12 English Examination 2022 UP SEB · State	Uttar Pradesh 24 districts including Ballia	Confirmed	—	—	—	Cancelled Retest FIR Probe
28 Nov 2021	Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021 UPBEB · State	Uttar Pradesh statewide	Confirmed	23	—	20L	Cancelled FIR
2 Sep 2018	UPSSSC Tubewell Operator (Nalkoop Chalak) Recruitment Exam UPSSSC · State	Uttar Pradesh Meerut	Confirmed	11	—	2.5L	Cancelled FIR
31 Mar 2018	UPPCL Junior Engineer / Technician online recruitment exams 2018 UPPCL · State	Uttar Pradesh	Confirmed	—	—	—	Cancelled Probe
24 Jul 2017	UP Police Inspector (Sub-Inspector/Inspector) Online Recruitment Test 2017 UPPRPB · State	Uttar Pradesh	Confirmed	—	—	1.2L	Cancelled Probe
29 Mar 2015	UPPCS Preliminary Examination 2015 UPPSC · State	Uttar Pradesh Lucknow	Confirmed	3	—	4.5L	Cancelled FIR
13 Nov 2011	Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2011 UP SEB · State	Uttar Pradesh	Confirmed	12	—	—	FIR Probe
1 May 2011	AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination) 2011 CBSE · Central	Uttar Pradesh Kanpur/Lucknow	Confirmed	1	—	32k	Retest FIR