Case file · CGPSC · surfaced 15 Jul 2024

CGPSC 2021 scam: CBI alleges prior access to papers for connected candidates

Charge sheet filed

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.

The CBI's probe into the CGPSC 2021 recruitment alleges systematic manipulation: a coaching operator with prior access to question papers ran targeted preparation sessions at a Mahasamund hotel days before the mains, helping relatives of senior officials and business families secure top ranks. The agency's final charge sheet of about 400 pages, filed in January 2026, names 29 accused including a former commission chairman; 12 were in jail and one absconding at filing.

Examination: State Service (CCE) 2021
Conducting body: Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC)
Exam date: —
Leak date (as documented): —
Surfaced: 15 Jul 2024
States: Chhattisgarh
Candidates affected: not established
Leak vector: Coaching nexus
State govt at the time: BJP
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

160

days (160d) · last movement 2026-01-02

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

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How it surfaced

Who found it

Court proceedings

Allegations that the 2021 state services exam was rigged for relatives of officials surfaced through complaints and a High Court petition; the CBI took over in 2024 and arrested the commission's former chairman.

The conducting body's first response

Denied it

The commission defended the results for three years; arrests began only after the change of government and CBI reference.

Exam held under the previous Congress government; CBI action came under the BJP government elected in December 2023.

The docket

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

15 Jul 2024

FIR registered · Central Bureau of Investigation

CBI registered the case on the state government's reference alleging manipulation of the 2021 recruitment.

per: Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed (India Today, 3 Jan 2026)
18 Nov 2024

Arrest · Central Bureau of Investigation

Former commission chairman and a businessman among those arrested as the probe progressed.

per: Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed (India Today, 3 Jan 2026)
2 Jan 2026

Charge sheet filed · Special Court (CBI), Raipur

Final charge sheet (~400 pages) naming 29 accused; 12 in custody, one absconding.

per: Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed (India Today, 3 Jan 2026)

Officials & institutions implicated

Recorded at position level. A personal name appears only in the "Named individuals" table below, behind the naming gate.

Arrested

Former Chairman, Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission · 18 Nov 2024

Arrested by CBI in the selection-rigging case along with a former secretary's relative network.
Charge-sheeted

Former exam controller, CGPSC · 10 Jan 2025

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed — India Today · 3 Jan 2026 [archived]

Status log

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

15 Jul 2024	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
15 Jul 2024	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	CBI registered the case on the state government's reference alleging manipulation of the 2021 recruitment.
18 Nov 2024	FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE	Former commission chairman and a businessman among those arrested as the probe progressed.
2 Jan 2026	ARRESTS_MADE → CHARGESHEET_FILED	Final charge sheet (~400 pages) naming 29 accused; 12 in custody, one absconding.

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