Case file · BSSC · surfaced 24 Dec 2022
BSSC CGL-3: first-shift paper photographed and circulated; shift cancelled
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.
BSSC's graduate-level CGL-3 prelims were held in phases on 23-24 December 2022. A question paper from the first phase circulated on WhatsApp and matched the original, and on 27 December the commission cancelled the first-phase exam. The EOU probed the circulation and made arrests; aspirants protesting for full cancellation were lathi-charged in Patna in January 2023. The cancelled phase was re-conducted on 5 March 2023.
- Examination
- CGL-3 (Sachivalaya Sahayak) 2022
- Conducting body
- Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC)
- Exam date
- 23 Dec 2022
- Leak date (as documented)
- 23 Dec 2022
- Surfaced
- 24 Dec 2022
- States
- Bihar
- Candidates affected
- ~9.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- State govt at the time
- JD(U)–RJD (Mahagathbandhan)
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,253
days (3y 158d) · last movement 2023-01-05
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
A candidate photographed the paper inside a Motihari centre and it spread during the first shift.
The conducting body's first response
Acknowledged it
BSSC cancelled the first-shift paper and re-held it; EOU arrested the candidate chain.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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24 Dec 2022
FIR registered · Economic Offences Unit, Bihar Police
Case into circulation of the first-shift paper during the exam.
per: BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original (The Times of India, 27 Dec 2022)
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27 Dec 2022
Exam cancelled · Bihar Staff Selection Commission
First shift of 23.12.2022 cancelled on EOU findings.
per: BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original (The Times of India, 27 Dec 2022)
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5 Jan 2023
Arrest · EOU, Bihar Police
Arrests in the circulation probe; protesting aspirants also detained separately.
per: BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original (The Times of India, 27 Dec 2022)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (partial) | BSSC | 27 Dec 2022 → 5 Mar 2023 | First shift re-conducted on 5 March 2023. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original — The Times of India · 27 Dec 2022 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 24 Dec 2022 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 24 Dec 2022 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Case into circulation of the first-shift paper during the exam. |
| 5 Jan 2023 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Arrests in the circulation probe; protesting aspirants also detained separately. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, Economic Offences Unit, Bihar Police Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — BSSC CGL-3: first-shift paper photographed and circulated; shift cancelled Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information: 1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 24 Dec 2022 concerning the question paper leak in CGL-3 (Sachivalaya Sahayak) 2022. 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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