Case file · BSEB · surfaced 28 Jan 2020
Bihar STET 2019 — cancelled after probe confirmed leak
Confidence C — based on the press record (archived below). No primary documents on file yet; treat names of agencies, dates and figures as reported, not established.
About 2.47 lakh candidates sat STET 2019 on 28 January 2020 across 317 centres. After leak complaints, the board re-held the exam at four centres on 26 February, then cancelled both shifts outright in May 2020 when its investigation committee confirmed a paper leak and multiple irregularities. The full re-exam was held in September 2020 — adding a year to a recruitment cycle for secondary-school teachers.
- Examination
- Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test 2019
- Conducting body
- Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB)
- Exam date
- 28 Jan 2020
- Leak date (as documented)
- 28 Jan 2020
- Surfaced
- 28 Jan 2020
- States
- Bihar
- Candidates affected
- ~2.5 lakh
- Leak vector
- Vector unestablished
- State govt at the time
- JD(U)-BJP, Bihar
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
2,217
days (6y 27d) · last movement 2020-05-16
Accountability Gap Index
national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →
1 / 7
- ✗ FIR within 30 days
- ✗ Charge sheet within 180 days
- ✗ Any conviction
- ✓ Exam cancelled & fully re-held
- ✗ Fee refund documented
- ✗ Official permanently removed
- ✗ Reform gazette-notified
Each milestone scores one point only when the register holds a document for it. The gap is what the missing points describe.
How it surfaced
Who found it
Candidates reported it
Candidates' leak complaints on exam day forced first a partial re-exam, then the committee probe that confirmed the leak.
The conducting body's first response
Deflected
The board first re-held only four centres; full cancellation took four months.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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26 Feb 2020
Order / direction · Bihar School Examination Board
Partial re-exam at four centres after the first leak complaints.
per: Bihar STET 2019 cancelled after investigation reveals paper leak; re-exam to be held soon (Shiksha News, 18 May 2020)
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16 May 2020
Exam cancelled · Bihar School Examination Board
Both shifts cancelled after the investigation committee confirmed a leak and irregularities.
per: Bihar STET 2019 cancelled after investigation reveals paper leak; re-exam to be held soon (Shiksha News, 18 May 2020)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | BSEB | 16 May 2020 → 9 Sept 2020 | Full re-exam held in September 2020. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Bihar STET 2019 cancelled after investigation reveals paper leak; re-exam to be held soon — Shiksha News · 18 May 2020 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 28 Jan 2020 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, Bihar School Examination Board Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Bihar STET 2019 — cancelled after probe confirmed leak Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information: 1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated [date] concerning the question paper leak in Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test 2019. 2. Whether a charge sheet has been filed in this matter; if yes, its date and the court where it was filed. 3. Names and current postings of all officials suspended in connection with this matter. 4. Whether any suspended official has been reinstated; if yes, the order reference and date. 5. Date and outcome of the last court hearing in this matter. I am enclosing the application fee of Rs. 10 as required. If this application falls outside your office's purview, kindly transfer it under Section 6(3) of the Act and inform me. Regards, [Applicant name] [Address] [Date]
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