Case file · UPSSSC · surfaced 1 Sept 2019
UPSSSC VDO 2018 — exam scrapped 29 months later
Confidence B — core facts citable to court or official records; some primary documents not yet on file.
More than nine lakh candidates sat the October 2018 exam for 1,953 village development posts. After the August 2019 result, complaints of rigging led the state to order an SIT probe. The SIT confirmed manipulation in the conduct of the exam, and in March 2021 — twenty-nine months after the exam — the commission cancelled the recruitment outright and ordered a re-exam. Candidates bore the cost of the wasted cycle.
- Examination
- UPSSSC Gram Panchayat Adhikari / VDO Recruitment 2018
- Conducting body
- U.P. Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC)
- Exam date
- 22 Oct 2018
- Leak date (as documented)
- —
- Surfaced
- 1 Sept 2019
- States
- Uttar Pradesh
- Candidates affected
- ~9.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Insider (digital)
- State govt at the time
- BJP, Uttar Pradesh
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,905
days (5y 80d) · last movement 2021-03-24
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
Candidates reported it
Rigging complaints from candidates after the August 2019 result triggered the state-ordered SIT probe.
The conducting body's first response
Deflected
The commission released the result in August 2019 and acted only after the SIT confirmed manipulation — the cancellation came 29 months after the exam.
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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1 Sept 2019
Order / direction · Government of Uttar Pradesh
UP Govt SIT reference, 2019
SIT probe ordered into rigging complaints after the result was published on 28 August 2019.
per: UPSSSC VDO Recruitment: gram vikas adhikari bharti pariksha radd (Live Hindustan, 24 Mar 2021)
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24 Mar 2021
Exam cancelled · UPSSSC
UPSSSC cancellation order, 24.03.2021
Commission cancelled the 2018 exam by order of its exam controller after the SIT confirmed irregularities.
per: UPSSSC VDO Recruitment: gram vikas adhikari bharti pariksha radd (Live Hindustan, 24 Mar 2021)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | UPSSSC | 24 Mar 2021 | Entire recruitment for 1,953 posts cancelled; re-exam ordered for all applicants. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported UPSSSC VDO Recruitment: gram vikas adhikari bharti pariksha radd — Live Hindustan · 24 Mar 2021 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 1 Sept 2019 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
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To: The Public Information Officer, U.P. Subordinate Services Selection Commission Subject: Request under the Right to Information Act, 2005 — UPSSSC VDO 2018 — exam scrapped 29 months later 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 UPSSSC Gram Panchayat Adhikari / VDO Recruitment 2018. 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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