Case file · HSSC · surfaced 11 Jan 2021
Haryana Gram Sachiv exam nullified after answer-key racket bust
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 eight lakh candidates wrote the Gram Sachiv exam on 9–10 January 2021. A Hisar SIT busted a racket digitally distributing answer keys: an exam observer allegedly photographed the paper at a school centre, sent it out for solving, and the key was relayed onward for money. Eighteen people had been arrested by 17 January, when HSSC nullified the examination.
- Examination
- Gram Sachiv Recruitment Exam 2021
- Conducting body
- Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC)
- Exam date
- 9 Jan 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 9 Jan 2021
- Surfaced
- 11 Jan 2021
- States
- Haryana
- Candidates affected
- ~8.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- State govt at the time
- BJP–JJP
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,971
days (5y 146d) · last movement 2021-01-17
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
Police tip-off
Hisar police caught candidates with handwritten answer keys matching the paper during the exam; the trail led to an inter-state gang buying papers from printing staff.
The conducting body's first response
Acknowledged it
HSSC cancelled the Gram Sachiv exam; dozens including printing-press employees were arrested.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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11 Jan 2021
FIR registered · Hisar Police (SIT)
Case against the answer-key distribution racket.
per: Paper leak: HSSC cancels Gram Sachiv examination; two more arrested in Hisar (The Tribune, 17 Jan 2021)
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17 Jan 2021
Arrest · SIT, Hisar Police
18 arrested, incl. the exam observer who photographed the paper.
per: Paper leak: HSSC cancels Gram Sachiv examination; two more arrested in Hisar (The Tribune, 17 Jan 2021)
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17 Jan 2021
Exam cancelled · Haryana Staff Selection Commission
Examination nullified.
per: Paper leak: HSSC cancels Gram Sachiv examination; two more arrested in Hisar (The Tribune, 17 Jan 2021)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | HSSC | 17 Jan 2021 | — |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Paper leak: HSSC cancels Gram Sachiv examination; two more arrested in Hisar — The Tribune · 17 Jan 2021 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 11 Jan 2021 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 11 Jan 2021 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Case against the answer-key distribution racket. |
| 17 Jan 2021 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | 18 arrested, incl. the exam observer who photographed the paper. |
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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 Hisar Police (SIT) — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.
To: The Public Information Officer, Hisar Police (SIT) Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Haryana Gram Sachiv exam nullified after answer-key racket bust Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information: 1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 11 Jan 2021 concerning the question paper leak in Gram Sachiv Recruitment Exam 2021. 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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