Case file · KAPSC · surfaced 24 Jan 2021
KPSC FDA 2021 — exam deferred, Rs 24 lakh seized
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
The Karnataka PSC deferred the FDA exam for 1,114 posts — 2.8 lakh admitted candidates — after information that the paper had been accessed before the exam. Bengaluru's Central Crime Branch arrested six people and seized Rs 24 lakh in cash, gadgets and vehicles; police said the plot to obtain the paper had been hatched two months earlier.
- Examination
- KPSC First Division Assistant Recruitment 2021
- Conducting body
- Karnataka Public Service Commission (KAPSC)
- Exam date
- 24 Jan 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 23 Jan 2021
- Surfaced
- 24 Jan 2021
- States
- Karnataka
- Candidates affected
- ~2.8 lakh
- Leak vector
- Coaching nexus
- State govt at the time
- BJP, Karnataka
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,964
days (5y 139d) · last movement 2021-01-24
Accountability Gap Index
national average 0.97 / 7 · how this is scored →
0 / 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
CCB acted on information that the paper had been accessed; arrests came the night before the exam.
The conducting body's first response
Acknowledged it
KPSC deferred the exam by public release the same day.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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23 Jan 2021
Arrest · Central Crime Branch, Bengaluru
CCB Bengaluru case, Jan 2021 (FDA)
Six arrested; Rs 24 lakh, electronic gadgets and three vehicles seized.
per: KPSC cancels FDA exam after Q-paper leak; six arrested (The Times of India, 24 Jan 2021)
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24 Jan 2021
Exam cancelled · Karnataka Public Service Commission
KPSC release, 24.01.2021
Exam deferred by KPSC release citing pre-exam access to the paper.
per: KPSC cancels FDA exam after Q-paper leak; six arrested (The Times of India, 24 Jan 2021)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | KPSC | 24 Jan 2021 | Exam deferred and re-conducted on a new date for all candidates. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported KPSC cancels FDA exam after Q-paper leak; six arrested — The Times of India · 24 Jan 2021 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 24 Jan 2021 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 23 Jan 2021 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | Six arrested; Rs 24 lakh, electronic gadgets and three vehicles seized. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, Karnataka Public Service Commission Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — KPSC FDA 2021 — exam deferred, Rs 24 lakh seized 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 KPSC First Division Assistant Recruitment 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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