The year in exam integrity

2021

14 examinations were publicly reported as compromised in 2021, across 8 jurisdictions.

Incidents

reported in 2021

Confirmed

93% of the year

Candidates affected

45.1lakh

reported in 6 incidents

Exams voided

cancelled or re-held

Arrests recorded

372

across 11 incidents

Central vs state

3 / 11

conducting bodies

Where the 2021 incidents were recorded

Confirmed
Alleged
Suspected
Denied

Incidents spanning two states are counted in both.

Show the numbers

Place	Confirmed	Alleged	Total
Rajasthan	2	1	3
All India	2	0	2
Gujarat	2	0	2
Haryana	2	0	2
Uttarakhand	2	0	2
Karnataka	1	0	1
Maharashtra	1	0	1
Uttar Pradesh	1	0	1

The record

Every incident recorded in 2021

Showing 14 incidents. Select any row for the full record.

Documented Indian examination leak incidents, sortable by column.
							Outcome
12 Dec 2021	Head Clerk recruitment exam GSSSB · State	Gujarat	Confirmed	14	—	88k	Cancelled FIR
12 Dec 2021	MHADA staff recruitment exam MHADA · State	Maharashtra	Confirmed	3	—	—	Cancelled FIR
4 Dec 2021	Graduate-level (Snatak) recruitment exam UKSSSC · State	Uttarakhand Dehradun/Bijnor	Confirmed	20	—	—	Cancelled FIR Probe
28 Nov 2021	Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021 UPBEB · State	Uttar Pradesh statewide	Confirmed	23	—	20L	Cancelled FIR
23 Oct 2021	Patwari (village revenue officer) recruitment exam RSMSSB · State	Rajasthan Jaipur/Dausa	Alleged	2	—	15.6L	FIR
3 Oct 2021	Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) recruitment exam KA Police · State	Karnataka	Confirmed	30	—	54k	Cancelled FIR Probe
26 Sep 2021	REET 2021 (Rajasthan Eligibility Exam for Teachers) Level 2 BSER · State	Rajasthan	Confirmed	38	—	—	Cancelled FIR Retest
13 Sep 2021	Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment exam 2021 RPSC · State	Rajasthan statewide	Confirmed	54	—	—	FIR Probe Cancelled
12 Sep 2021	NEET-UG 2021 NTA · Central	All India	Confirmed	—	—	—	FIR
7 Aug 2021	HSSC Police Constable (Male) recruitment exam HSSC · State	Haryana Kaithal	Confirmed	167	—	—	Cancelled FIR
≈Jul 2021	Forest Guard, Secretariat Security Guard and an earlier graduate-level exam (2021) UKSSSC · State	Uttarakhand	Confirmed	—	—	—	Cancelled Retest
28 Feb 2021	Army Soldier General Duty Common Entrance Exam 2021 Army · Central	All India	Confirmed	3	—	—	Cancelled FIR
9 Jan 2021	HSSC Gram Sachiv (Panchayat Secretary) exam HSSC · State	Haryana Hisar	Confirmed	18	—	8L	Cancelled FIR
3 Jan 2021	Railway GDCE 2021 (General Departmental Competitive Exam, RRC Mumbai) Railways · Central	Gujarat	Confirmed	—	—	8.6k	FIR Probe