Case file · RSMSSB · surfaced 4 Dec 2023
RSMSSB CHO 2023 — exam scrapped over leak complaints
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
The CHO recruitment exam of February 2023 was dogged by complaints of dummy candidates and a leaked paper. In December 2023 the board published information on dummy-candidate cases, and on 29 December 2023 issued a formal order cancelling the exam and recommencing the recruitment, with a re-exam held on 3 March 2024.
- Examination
- RSMSSB Community Health Officer Recruitment 2022
- Conducting body
- Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSMSSB)
- Exam date
- 19 Feb 2023
- Leak date (as documented)
- —
- Surfaced
- 4 Dec 2023
- States
- Rajasthan
- Candidates affected
- ~1.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Solver network
- State govt at the time
- BJP, Rajasthan
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
895
days (2y 165d) · last movement 2023-12-29
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
Internal audit
The board's own scrutiny flagged dummy-candidate cases; complaints of a leaked paper accompanied them.
The conducting body's first response
Acknowledged it
The board cancelled the exam by a published order and re-held it within ten weeks.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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4 Dec 2023
Order / direction · RSMSSB
RSMSSB notice, 04.12.2023
Board published information regarding dummy candidates detected in the CHO exam.
per: CHO 2022: Cancellation of Exam and Recommencement order (Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, 29 Dec 2023)
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29 Dec 2023
Exam cancelled · RSMSSB
RSMSSB order, 29.12.2023
Formal cancellation and recommencement order issued after leak-related complaints.
per: CHO 2022: Cancellation of Exam and Recommencement order (Rajasthan Staff Selection Board, 29 Dec 2023)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | RSMSSB | 29 Dec 2023 → 3 Mar 2024 | Exam cancelled by board order; re-exam held 3 March 2024. |
Sources on file
- Tier 1 · primary CHO 2022: Cancellation of Exam and Recommencement order — Rajasthan Staff Selection Board · RSMSSB order, 29.12.2023 · 29 Dec 2023
- Tier 2 · reported RSMSSB: CHO bharti pariksha nirast, 3 March ko hogi pariksha — Live Hindustan · 29 Dec 2023 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 4 Dec 2023 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — RSMSSB CHO 2023 — exam scrapped over leak complaints 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 RSMSSB Community Health Officer Recruitment 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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