The year in exam integrity
2025
5 examinations were publicly reported as compromised in 2025, across 4 jurisdictions.
Incidents
5
reported in 2025
Confirmed
4
80% of the year
Candidates affected
3.1lakh
reported in 3 incidents
Exams voided
3
cancelled or re-held
Arrests recorded
49
across 4 incidents
Central vs state
1 / 4
conducting bodies
Where the 2025 incidents were recorded
- Confirmed
- Alleged
- Suspected
- Denied
Incidents spanning two states are counted in both.
Show the numbers
| Place | Confirmed | Alleged | Suspected | Denied | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Punjab | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The record
Every incident recorded in 2025
Showing 5 incidents. Select any row for the full record.
| Outcome | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Dec 2025 | Group-B recruitment exam (408 posts incl Naib Tehsildar, Treasury Officers, Senior Assistant) PSSSB · State | Punjab Bathinda highlighted | Suspected | — | — | 1L | Probe |
| 23 Nov 2025 | Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) MSCE · State | Maharashtra | Confirmed | 18 | — | — | FIR Probe |
| 21 Sep 2025 | Graduate-level recruitment exam UKSSSC · State | Uttarakhand Haridwar | Confirmed | 2 | — | 1L | Cancelled Retest FIR Probe |
| 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 |
Suspected 21 Dec 2025
Group-B recruitment exam (408 posts incl Naib Tehsildar, Treasury Officers, Senior Assistant)
ProbeConfirmed 23 Nov 2025
Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)
FIR ProbeConfirmed 21 Sep 2025
Graduate-level recruitment exam
Cancelled Retest FIR ProbeConfirmed 16 Apr 2025
UPESSC Assistant Professor Recruitment Exam 2025
Cancelled FIR ProbeConfirmed 4 Mar 2025
East Central Railway departmental promotion exam 2025 (Chief Loco Pilot)
FIR Probe Cancelled