Case file · RAJPOL · surfaced 15 May 2022

Rajasthan constable exam: one shift cancelled after centre leak

Stalled documented status: Arrests made

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.

During the Rajasthan Police constable recruitment exams of 13–16 May 2022 (around 11.5 lakh candidates), the paper for the 14 May second shift leaked from a private school centre in Jhotwara, Jaipur, where the centre superintendent allegedly opened the paper before time. The shift, affecting about 2.5 lakh candidates, was cancelled and re-conducted; police arrested the school operators and registered a case.

Examination: Police Constable Recruitment 2021-22
Conducting body: Rajasthan Police (Recruitment) (RAJPOL)
Exam date: 14 May 2022
Leak date (as documented): 14 May 2022
Surfaced: 15 May 2022
States: Rajasthan
Candidates affected: ~2.5 lakh
Leak vector: Exam centre
State govt at the time: Congress
Last reviewed: 11 Jun 2026

Stall clock — no docket movement for

1,486

days (4y 26d) · last movement 2022-05-17

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 investigation

SOG found the 14 May shift paper had leaked from a Jaipur school strongroom run by a private operator.

The conducting body's first response

Acknowledged it

The affected shift was cancelled and re-held; the centre superintendent and operators were arrested.

The docket

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

16 May 2022

Exam cancelled · Rajasthan Police HQ

14 May second-shift exam cancelled after the leak from the Jhotwara centre.

per: Rajasthan constable exam cancelled due to paper leak, to be reconducted (BYJU'S Exam Prep (news), 18 May 2022)
16 May 2022

FIR registered · Jaipur Police

Case registered; centre superintendent alleged to have opened the paper before exam time.

per: Rajasthan constable exam cancelled due to paper leak, to be reconducted (BYJU'S Exam Prep (news), 18 May 2022)
17 May 2022

Arrest · Jaipur Police / SOG

Centre operators and associates held as the probe progressed.

per: All papers of Rajasthan Police constable recruitment exam leaked: MP's claim (ThePrint, 17 May 2022)

What candidates got

Outcome	Ordered by	Order date	Detail
Exam cancelled (partial)	Rajasthan Police HQ	16 May 2022	Cancelled shift re-conducted (July 2022).

Sources on file

Tier 2 · reported Rajasthan constable exam cancelled due to paper leak, to be reconducted — BYJU'S Exam Prep (news) · 18 May 2022 [archived]
Tier 2 · reported All papers of Rajasthan Police constable recruitment exam leaked: MP's claim — ThePrint · 17 May 2022 [archived]

Status log

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

15 May 2022	ALLEGED	Allegations surfaced publicly.
16 May 2022	ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED	Case registered; centre superintendent alleged to have opened the paper before exam time.
17 May 2022	FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE	Centre operators and associates held as the probe progressed.

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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 Jaipur Police — online via rtionline.gov.in (central bodies) or your state RTI portal.

To: The Public Information Officer,
Jaipur Police

Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — Rajasthan constable exam: one shift cancelled after centre leak

Under the Right to Information Act 2005, I request the following information:

1. Current status of FIR No. [number] dated 16 May 2022 concerning the question paper leak in Police Constable Recruitment 2021-22.
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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