The Ledger of Failure

2004–2026 · 110 documented incidents. Do not trust our summary. Verify the raw data yourself — every row links to its source article.

Confirmed Alleged Denied·Confidence: High / Medium / Low
110 incidents
Date ↓Exam State Status Conf. Action Arrests Affected Deaths Source
2026-07-19Pharmacist Officer recruitment examPunjabDeniedHighArrests-FIR77,000—The Tribune
2026-07-04HTET Level-3 / PGT (Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test)HaryanaAllegedMediumNone reported———The Tribune
2026-05-03NEET-UG 2026All IndiaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Probe (CBI/SIT) + Arrests-FIR—2,270,00013Wikipedia (2026 NEET controversy)
2026-04-12Jharkhand Excise Constable Competitive Exam (JECCE)JharkhandAllegedHighArrests-FIR+Probe (CBI/SIT)164——ThePrint
2026-03-14CGBSE Class 12 Hindi Board Examination 2026ChhattisgarhConfirmedMediumExam cancelled+Retest+Arrests-FIR3——Careers360
2026-02-26Class 12 Chemistry board examinationMaharashtraConfirmedMediumArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)1——Careers360
2025-12-21Group-B recruitment exam (408 posts incl Naib Tehsildar, Treasury Officers, Senior Assistant)PunjabSuspectedMediumProbe (SIT/VB)—100,000—The Tribune
2025-11-23Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)MaharashtraConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)18——Careers360
2025-09-21Graduate-level recruitment examUttarakhandConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)2100,000—The Tribune (PTI)
2025-04-16UPESSC Assistant Professor Recruitment Exam 2025Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled+Arrests-FIR+Probe (STF)3114,000—Careers360
2025-03-04East Central Railway departmental promotion exam 2025 (Chief Loco Pilot)Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT) + Exam cancelled26——India TV News
2024-12-13BPSC 70th Combined Competitive Exam (Prelims)BiharAllegedHighRetest—480,000—Careers360
2024-12-01NHM Bihar Community Health Officer (CHO) Recruitment ExamBiharConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)37——India TV
2024-09-21JSSC CGL / JGGLCCE (re-conducted exam)JharkhandAllegedHighArrests-FIR+Probe (CBI/SIT)10304,769—ThePrint
2024-06-23MPPSC State Service & State Forest Service Prelims 2024Madhya PradeshDeniedHighArrests-FIR + Probe—183,000—The Tribune
2024-06-23NEET-PG 2024All IndiaSuspectedMediumNone reported—240,000—Medical Dialogues
2024-06-18UGC-NET June 2024All IndiaDeniedHighExam cancelled + Probe (CBI/SIT)0900,000—The Tribune
2024-05-05NEET-UG 2024All IndiaConfirmedHighRetest + Arrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)—2,300,0004National Herald
2024-03-17JPSC Combined Civil Services Preliminary Exam (11th-13th CSE)JharkhandDeniedHighProbe———ETV Bharat
2024-03-15BPSC TRE 3.0 School Teacher Recruitment ExamBiharConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)266——Careers360
2024-02-17UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled+Retest+Arrests-FIR+Probe (STF)544,800,000—The Tribune
2024-02-11UPPSC Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) Preliminary Exam 2023Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled+Retest+Probe (STF)———The Tribune
2024-01-28JSSC CGL (Combined Graduate Level / JGGLCCE)JharkhandConfirmedHighExam cancelled+Probe (CBI/SIT)———Careers360
2023-10-01Bihar Police Constable Recruitment Written ExamBiharConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)148——The Week (PTI)
2023-08-17Talathi (village accountant) recruitment examMaharashtraAllegedMediumArrests-FIR—865,000—Lokmat Times
2023-07-16Junior Engineer (Civil) main written exam (Combined Technical Services 2022)OdishaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR17——Outlook India
2023-06-03AIIMS NORCET-4 (Nursing Officer Recruitment)All IndiaConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)5——The Tribune
2023-05-25MP Forest Guard (Vanrakshak) Recruitment Exam 2023Madhya PradeshSuspectedLowProbe—100,000—Bansal News
2023-05-11CGPSC State Service Examination 2021 (recruitment cycle 2020-2022)ChhattisgarhAllegedHighProbe (CBI/SIT)+Arrests-FIR12129,206—The Tribune
2023-03-15MP Patwari Recruitment Exam 2023 (Group-2 Sub-Group-4)Madhya PradeshAllegedMediumProbe—974,000—The Week
2023-03-05Assistant Engineer (Civil) recruitment exam (also voided Group-I Prelims, AEE, DAO)TelanganaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)12——The South First
2023-02-25REET 2023 (teacher eligibility test)RajasthanAllegedMediumArrests-FIR37——Free Press Journal
2023-01-29GPSSB Junior Clerk recruitment examGujaratConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR19953,000—Careers360
2023-01-08Patwari / Lekhpal recruitment examUttarakhandConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR5100,000—Careers360 (PTI)
2022-12-25Junior Office Assistant (IT) / JOA (IT) Recruitment ExamHimachal PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT/CBI)6150,000—The Tribune
2022-12-24Senior Teacher Grade II (2nd Grade Teacher) General Knowledge examRajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT/ED)44——The Print
2022-12-23BSSC 3rd Graduate Level (CGL) Combined Competitive Prelims 2022BiharConfirmedMediumExam cancelled + Probe (SIT)———Careers360
2022-11-12Forest Guard recruitment examRajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR9——Careers360
2022-08-26Assistant Engineer (Civil) examArunachal PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)10——Careers360
2022-07-31UPSSSC Lekhpal (Mains) Recruitment Exam 2022Uttar PradeshAllegedHighArrests-FIR21250,000—ThePrint
2022-06-01Assistant Engineer / Junior Engineer (AE/JE) recruitment examUttarakhandConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)3——Siasat (PTI)
2022-05-22Naib Tehsildar recruitment test (78 posts)PunjabConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Exam cancelled5——The Tribune
2022-05-14Rajasthan Police Constable recruitment examRajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Retest8160,000—Careers360
2022-05-08BPSC 67th Combined Competitive Exam (Prelims)BiharConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)4600,000—Careers360
2022-04-27SSC (Class 10) board examinationAndhra PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR70——Siasat (archive)
2022-03-27Forest Guard recruitment examGujaratAllegedMediumArrests-FIR———Careers360
2022-03-27Himachal Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment Written Test 2022 (1,334 posts)Himachal PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT/CBI)8875,000—The Tribune
2022-03-01Lower Division Clerk (LDC) recruitment examRajasthanConfirmedMediumExam cancelled———Daijiworld
2022-02-13Class 10 Science & Class 12 Maths revision examsTamil NaduConfirmedMediumNone reported———The News Minute
2021-12-12Head Clerk recruitment examGujaratConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR1488,000—Careers360
2021-12-12MHADA staff recruitment examMaharashtraConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR3——India TV
2021-12-04Graduate-level (Snatak) recruitment examUttarakhandConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (STF/SIT)20——ThePrint (PTI)
2021-11-28Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2021Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled+Arrests-FIR231,999,000—India TV News
2021-10-23Patwari (village revenue officer) recruitment examRajasthanAllegedMediumArrests-FIR21,562,000—Careers360
2021-10-03Police Sub-Inspector (PSI) recruitment examKarnatakaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)3054,041—The Quint
2021-09-26REET 2021 (Rajasthan Eligibility Exam for Teachers) Level 2RajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Retest38——Careers360
2021-09-13Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment exam 2021RajasthanConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (SIT/SOG) + Exam cancelled54——ETV Bharat
2021-09-12NEET-UG 2021All IndiaConfirmedMediumArrests-FIR———Careers360 (NEET leak history)
2021-08-07HSSC Police Constable (Male) recruitment examHaryanaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR167——The Tribune
2021-07-01Forest Guard, Secretariat Security Guard and an earlier graduate-level exam (2021)UttarakhandConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest———Careers360 (PTI)
2021-02-28Army Soldier General Duty Common Entrance Exam 2021All IndiaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR3——The Tribune
2021-01-09HSSC Gram Sachiv (Panchayat Secretary) examHaryanaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR18800,000—The Tribune
2021-01-03Railway GDCE 2021 (General Departmental Competitive Exam, RRC Mumbai)GujaratConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)—8,600—ThePrint
2020-12-06Junior Engineer (JEN) recruitment examRajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Retest24——Careers360
2020-10-11Medical Officer (Dental) recruitment testPunjabConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest—11,000—The Tribune
2020-09-20Sub-Inspector (unarmed branch) written examAssamConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR366,000—The Sentinel
2020-01-01Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) 2020MaharashtraConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)137,800—Careers360
2019-12-29Librarian Grade III recruitment examRajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR655,000—Daijiworld
2019-11-17Non-Secretariat Clerk recruitment examGujaratConfirmedMediumExam cancelled———The Federal
2018-09-02UPSSSC Tubewell Operator (Nalkoop Chalak) Recruitment ExamUttar PradeshConfirmedMediumExam cancelled+Arrests-FIR11250,000—Ground Report
2018-03-31UPPCL Junior Engineer / Technician online recruitment exams 2018Uttar PradeshConfirmedMediumExam cancelled+Probe (SIT/STF)———Ground Report
2018-03-28CBSE Class 10 Mathematics board exam 2018All IndiaConfirmedHighArrests-FIR———Careers360
2018-03-26CBSE Class 12 Economics board exam 2018All IndiaConfirmedHighRetest + Arrests-FIR———Careers360
2018-02-21SSC CGL 2017 Tier-IIAll IndiaConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)3——The Tribune
2017-10-29DSSSB Primary Teacher (PRT) Recruitment Exam for MCD/municipal schoolsDelhiConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR—70,000—The Tribune
2017-07-24UP Police Inspector (Sub-Inspector/Inspector) Online Recruitment Test 2017Uttar PradeshConfirmedMediumExam cancelled+Probe (STF)—120,000—Ground Report
2017-07-16HCS (Judicial Branch) Preliminary Examination 2017HaryanaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe———Careers360
2017-05-07NEET-UG 2017All IndiaAllegedMediumArrests-FIR———Careers360 (NEET leak history)
2017-02-05BSSC 1st Inter-Level Combined (Clerical-grade) Competitive ExamBiharConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)30——The Tribune (PTI)
2016-05-01NEET-UG 2016 (Phase II)All IndiaDeniedMediumNone reported———Careers360 (NEET leak history)
2016-03-06Village Panchayat Development Officer (VPDO/VDO) recruitment examUttarakhandConfirmedMediumExam cancelled + Probe (ED/PMLA) + Arrests-FIR17——Prokerala (PTI)
2016-01-01State Level Selection Test (SLST) 2016 teacher & Group C/D recruitmentWest BengalConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Probe (CBI/SIT)—25,752—DD News
2015-11-14HTET Level-3 (Haryana Teacher Eligibility Test)HaryanaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR5137,000—The Tribune
2015-05-03AIPMT 2015 (All India Pre-Medical Test)All IndiaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR—600,000—Republic World
2015-03-29UPPCS Preliminary Examination 2015Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighExam cancelled+Arrests-FIR3450,000—The Tribune
2014-06-29DSSSB Head Clerk (Grade II DASS, Post Code 90/09) Recruitment, Tier-IDelhiAllegedMediumExam cancelled + Probe———SCC Online (Supreme Court judgment coverage)
2014-03-05CBSE Class 12 Physics Board Examination 2014ManipurConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Retest + Arrests-FIR———India TV News
2013-10-26RAS (Rajasthan Administrative Service) Preliminary Examination 2013RajasthanConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)——1Careers360
2013-07-07MP Pre-Medical Test (PMT) 2013Madhya PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)20—23Careers360
2013-04-21SSC Combined Graduate Level (CGL) Examination 2013All IndiaConfirmedHighRetest + Arrests-FIR9——SSC Portal
2013-01-01Agricultural Development Officer & combined competitive recruitment (2013–2014)AssamConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———The Assam Tribune
2013-01-01Vyapam Police Constable Recruitment Examination 2013Madhya PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———India TV
2012-09-30Vyapam Police Constable Recruitment Examination 2012Madhya PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———India TV
2012-06-01Jammu & Kashmir Common Entrance Test (JKCET) 2012 - medical (MBBS/BDS)Jammu & KashmirConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe———Greater Kashmir
2012-06-01MP Pre-Medical Test (PMT) 2012Madhya PradeshConfirmedMediumArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)—286—Wikipedia
2012-03-01Karnataka Second PU (Class 12) Board Examination 2012KarnatakaConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe10——Careerindia
2012-01-08AIIMS Post-Graduate (MD/MS) Entrance Examination 2012DelhiConfirmedMediumArrests-FIR7——Careerindia
2012-01-01MP Food Inspector Selection Test 2012Madhya PradeshConfirmedLowArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———Wikipedia
2012-01-01MP Pre-PG (Post-Graduate Medical) Test 2012Madhya PradeshConfirmedLowArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———Wikipedia
2012-01-01MP Transport Constable Recruitment Test 2012Madhya PradeshConfirmedMediumArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———Outlook India
2011-11-13Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) 2011Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (SIT)12——India TV News
2011-06-19Chhattisgarh Pre-Medical Test (CG-PMT) 2011ChhattisgarhConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR1220,000—India TV News
2011-05-01AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination) 2011Uttar PradeshConfirmedHighRetest + Arrests-FIR132,000—icbse.com
2011-02-17CBSE Class 10 & Class 12 Board Examinations 2011Andaman & Nicobar IslandsConfirmedHighRetest + Arrests-FIR3——icbse.com
2011-01-01Vyapam Contract Teacher Eligibility Test (Samvida Shala Shikshak Patrata Pariksha Varg-3) 2011Madhya PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———The Tribune
2010-06-06RRB Mumbai 2010 recruitment exam (Assistant Loco Pilot / Assistant Station Master)All IndiaConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)15——The Week
2009-07-08MP Pre-Medical Test (PMT) 2009Madhya PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)—114—The Free Press Journal
2008-01-01Vyapam Patwari Recruitment Examination 2008Madhya PradeshConfirmedHighArrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)———The420.in
2006-06-01Himachal Pradesh Combined Pre-Medical Test (HP-CPMT) 2006Himachal PradeshConfirmedMediumRetest + Arrests-FIR———The Tribune
2004-04-11All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT/CBSE-PMT) 2004All IndiaConfirmedHighExam cancelled + Arrests-FIR + Probe (CBI/SIT)2——The Tribune