Case file · BPSC · surfaced 13 Dec 2024

BPSC 70th CCE prelims: leak alleged at Patna centre; one-centre re-test

FIR registered

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.

At Bapu Pariksha Bhavan in Patna, the 70th BPSC prelims of 13 December 2024 descended into disruption, with candidates alleging delayed distribution and a leak. BPSC attributed the disruption to a deliberate ruckus by 'miscreants', identified 30–40 people for debarment, and ordered a re-test for that centre's roughly 12,000 candidates, held on 4 January 2025. Two FIRs were registered. Statewide cancellation demands were declined; protests continued for weeks.

Examination: 70th Integrated CCE (Preliminary) 2024
Conducting body: Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
Exam date: 13 Dec 2024
Leak date (as documented): —
Surfaced: 13 Dec 2024
States: Bihar
Candidates affected: not established
Leak vector: Exam centre
State govt at the time: JD(U)–BJP (NDA)
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

542

days (1y 177d) · last movement 2024-12-16

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 at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar centre in Patna alleged the paper reached them late and already opened; protests followed across Patna.

The conducting body's first response

Denied it

BPSC denied a systemic leak, ordered a re-exam only for one centre (5–12 January 2025), and the Patna High Court and Supreme Court declined to cancel the full exam.

The docket

Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.

15 Dec 2024

FIR registered · Patna District Police

Two FIRs registered in connection with the disruption at the Bapu Pariksha Bhavan centre.

per: BPSC 70th CCE: exam in Patna's centre cancelled, re-exam in January (The Indian Express, 17 Dec 2024)
16 Dec 2024

Exam cancelled · Bihar Public Service Commission

Exam at the single Patna centre cancelled after CCTV review; re-test ordered for that centre only.

per: BPSC 70th CCE: exam in Patna's centre cancelled, re-exam in January (The Indian Express, 17 Dec 2024)

What candidates got

Outcome	Ordered by	Order date	Detail
Exam cancelled (partial)	BPSC	16 Dec 2024 → 4 Jan 2025	Re-test for the one affected centre held on 4 January 2025.

The investigation trail

Every SIT, committee and inquiry announced for this case — and whether its report ever became public.

No independent probe ordered

Formed 20 Dec 2024 · by —

Report status: not made public · 538 days elapsed

The commission re-held one centre's exam and defended the rest; demands for a judicial probe were declined. Protesting aspirants faced a lathi charge.

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported BPSC 70th CCE: exam in Patna's centre cancelled, re-exam in January — The Indian Express · 17 Dec 2024 [archived]

Status log

Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.

13 Dec 2024	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
15 Dec 2024	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	Two FIRs registered in connection with the disruption at the Bapu Pariksha Bhavan centre.

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The application below is pre-filled from this case file. Add your name and address, then send it to the Public Information Officer of Patna District Police — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.

To: The Public Information Officer,
Patna District Police

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — BPSC 70th CCE prelims: leak alleged at Patna centre; one-centre re-test

Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information:

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 15 Dec 2024 concerning the question paper leak in 70th Integrated CCE (Preliminary) 2024.
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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