Case file · RSMSSB · surfaced 29 Dec 2019
RSMSSB Librarian Gr-III 2019 — WhatsApp leak, exam scrapped
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
About 55,000 candidates sat the exam for 700 Grade-III librarian posts on 29 December 2019. Police found the question paper and answer key had been shared two hours before the exam in a WhatsApp group named 'Jai Shree Krishna' with five members; two of the arrested were candidates. The board cancelled the exam on 1 January 2020 and announced a fresh date.
- Examination
- RSMSSB Librarian Grade III Recruitment 2019
- Conducting body
- Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSMSSB)
- Exam date
- 29 Dec 2019
- Leak date (as documented)
- 29 Dec 2019
- Surfaced
- 29 Dec 2019
- States
- Rajasthan
- Candidates affected
- ~55,000
- Leak vector
- Vector unestablished
- State govt at the time
- INC, Rajasthan
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
2,353
days (6y 163d) · last movement 2020-01-01
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
Police recovered the question paper and answer key circulating in a five-member WhatsApp group two hours before the exam.
The conducting body's first response
Acknowledged it
RSMSSB chairman B L Jatawat announced the cancellation within three days and promised a new date.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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30 Dec 2019
Arrest · Rajasthan Police, Jaipur
Jaipur police case, Dec 2019 (librarian leak)
Five members of the WhatsApp group, including two candidates, identified; arrests followed recovery of the paper and answer key.
per: RSSB Librarian recruitment exam cancelled after paper leak (Hindustan Times, 2 Jan 2020)
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1 Jan 2020
Exam cancelled · RSMSSB
RSMSSB cancellation order, 01.01.2020
Board chairman announced cancellation after police confirmed the pre-exam circulation.
per: RSSB Librarian recruitment exam cancelled after paper leak (Hindustan Times, 2 Jan 2020)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | RSMSSB | 1 Jan 2020 → 19 Sept 2020 | Exam cancelled; re-exam conducted later for all applicants. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported RSSB Librarian recruitment exam cancelled after paper leak — Hindustan Times · 2 Jan 2020 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 29 Dec 2019 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 30 Dec 2019 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | Five members of the WhatsApp group, including two candidates, identified; arrests followed recovery of the paper and answer key. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, Rajasthan Staff Selection Board Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — RSMSSB Librarian Gr-III 2019 — WhatsApp leak, exam scrapped 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 Librarian Grade III Recruitment 2019. 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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