An accountability database · India · 2012–present
When an exam paper leaks, the story ends in a week.
The case doesn't.
Parcha (पर्चा — “the paper”) tracks every documented question-paper leak in Indian public examinations, and then keeps watching: the FIR, the arrests, the charge sheet, the trial, the verdict that almost never comes. Every row is anchored to a dated document. Nothing is ever deleted — corrections are appended.
48
documented incidents on record
2.6 crore+
candidate appearances affected (where reported)
36
cases stalled — no docket movement in 18+ months
1
case in this register has ended in conviction
Counts as of 11 Jun 2026 · figures recompute on every build
The stall is the story
A case is marked STALLED when its docket — FIRs, arrests, charge sheets, hearings — hasn't moved in 548 days. These clocks are running right now:
5,050d
since last docket movement
TNPSC Group II exam cancelled after Erode leak
Tamil Nadu · surfaced 12 Aug 2012
4,010d
since last docket movement
AIPMT 2015: answer keys beamed to Bluetooth devices; SC scrapped the exam
Haryana, Pan-India · surfaced 3 May 2015
3,312d
since last docket movement
Punjab 2015-16: one printing-press module leaked a dozen exams
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar · surfaced 16 Oct 2016
2,993d
since last docket movement
CBSE 2018 leaks: nationwide Economics re-exam for lakhs of students
Delhi, Haryana, Pan-India · surfaced 28 Mar 2018
What happens after a leak
Of 48 incidents on record…
Exams get cancelled within days (37 of 48 here were cancelled in full or part) — the cost lands on candidates immediately. Accountability for the leak itself almost never arrives: one terminal conviction, nine years after the exam.
Where the record points
Incidents on record by state, 2012–2026.
Fifteen years, one pattern
Incidents surfacing per year. The register grows backwards as archival work continues.
The register
confidence: A primary documents on file · B court/official record cited · C press record, primary documents pending
Every incident links to a case file with its full docket: legal actions, sources with archive links, re-exam orders, and a status log of every change this register has ever made. Individuals are named only when a tier-1 court or official document names them — 5 people appear in this entire register, all convicted.
| Surfaced | Incident | State(s) | Candidates | Where it leaked | Status today | Stall clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2026 | NEET-UG 2026 'guess paper' leak and nationwide cancellation NTAC | Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Pan-India | ~22.7 lakh | Coaching nexus | Arrests made | 27d |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Rajasthan JEn 2020 retest (Sept 2021) found compromised RSMSSBC | Rajasthan | — | Vector unestablished | Arrests made | 133d |
| 13 Dec 2024 | BPSC 70th CCE prelims: leak alleged at Patna centre; one-centre re-test BPSCC | Bihar | — | Exam centre | FIR registered | 542d |
| 15 Jul 2024 | CGPSC 2021 scam: CBI alleges prior access to papers for connected candidates CGPSCC | Chhattisgarh | — | Coaching nexus | Charge sheet filed | 160d |
| 19 Jun 2024 | UGC-NET June 2024: cancelled on darknet alert; CBI found no leak NTAC | Pan-India | ~9.1 lakh | Vector unestablished | Closure report | closed |
| 5 May 2024 | NEET-UG 2024 paper theft (Hazaribagh–Patna) NTAA | Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat | ~24.1 lakh | Strongroom / custody | Charge sheet filed | 412d |
| 15 Mar 2024 | BPSC TRE-3.0 leak: papers reached gangs before exam; both shifts cancelled BPSCA | Bihar, Jharkhand | — | In transit | Stalled | 813d |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Rajasthan SI 2021: topper among trainee SIs held; HC scrapped the exam RPSCB | Rajasthan | — | Exam centre | Arrests made | 68d |
| 18 Feb 2024 | UP Police constable exam leak: 48 lakh candidates, exam scrapped UPPRPBC | Uttar Pradesh | ~48.0 lakh | In transit | Stalled | 837d |
| 12 Feb 2024 | UPPSC RO/ARO 2024 prelims cancelled over leak UPPSCC | Uttar Pradesh | ~10.8 lakh | Vector unestablished | Stalled | 829d |
| 28 Jan 2024 | JSSC CGL 2024: third-shift GK paper leaked; shift cancelled JSSCC | Jharkhand | — | Vector unestablished | Alleged | 865d |
| 1 Oct 2023 | Bihar constable exam 2023: printing-press leak; cancelled in two days CSBCC | Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh | ~18.0 lakh | Printing press | Arrests made | 357d |
| 16 Jul 2023 | OSSC JE exam leak: printing-press helper was the source OSSCC | Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar | — | Printing press | Stalled | 1,050d |
| 4 Apr 2023 | Telangana SSC Hindi paper on WhatsApp minutes after start DGE-TSC | Telangana | — | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,163d |
| 13 Mar 2023 | TSPSC insider leak: confidential-section computers accessed; exams cancelled TSPSCC | Telangana | — | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 1,098d |
| 12 Mar 2023 | Assam HSLC General Science paper cancelled night before exam SEBAC | Assam | ~4.0 lakh | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,185d |
| 29 Jan 2023 | Gujarat junior clerk exam called off 4 hours before start GPSSBC | Gujarat, Odisha | ~9.5 lakh | Printing press | Stalled | 1,229d |
| 9 Jan 2023 | UKPSC Patwari exam leak: commission section officer arrested UKPSCC | Uttarakhand | ~1.4 lakh | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 1,246d |
| 24 Dec 2022 | BSSC CGL-3: first-shift paper photographed and circulated; shift cancelled BSSCC | Bihar | ~9.0 lakh | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,253d |
| 24 Dec 2022 | RPSC senior teacher exam: 40+ caught solving leaked paper in a moving bus RPSCC | Rajasthan | ~4.0 lakh | Coaching nexus | Stalled | 1,265d |
| 23 Dec 2022 | HP JOA-IT leak: commission itself dissolved after vigilance probe HPSSCC | Himachal Pradesh | — | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 1,206d |
| 22 Jul 2022 | UKSSSC graduate exam leak: Uttarakhand's largest recruitment scandal UKSSSCC | Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh | ~1.6 lakh | Printing press | Arrests made | 141d |
| 10 Jun 2022 | JKSSB SI exam: selection list scrapped; CBI chargesheeted 33 JKSSBC | Jammu & Kashmir, Haryana | ~97,000 | Vector unestablished | Stalled | 700d |
| 15 May 2022 | Rajasthan constable exam: one shift cancelled after centre leak RAJPOLC | Rajasthan | ~2.5 lakh | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,486d |
| 8 May 2022 | BPSC 67th prelims cancelled within hours: paper on Telegram before exam BPSCC | Bihar | ~6.0 lakh | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,492d |
| 9 Apr 2022 | Karnataka PSI scam: ADGP heading recruitment arrested KSP-RCC | Karnataka | ~54,287 | Exam centre | Stalled | 990d |
| 30 Mar 2022 | UP Board English paper leak: exam cancelled in 24 districts; DIOS arrested UPMSPC | Uttar Pradesh | — | Strongroom / custody | Stalled | 1,533d |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Gujarat head clerk exam scrapped: paper sold for Rs 6-12 lakh GSSSBC | Gujarat | ~88,000 | Printing press | Stalled | 1,633d |
| 11 Dec 2021 | MHADA exam scrapped: vendor's director arrested with the paper MHADAC | Maharashtra | — | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 1,561d |
| 28 Nov 2021 | UPTET 2021 cancelled on exam morning; exam authority secretary arrested ERA-UPC | Uttar Pradesh | ~20.0 lakh | Printing press | Stalled | 1,653d |
| 26 Sept 2021 | REET 2021: paper stolen from Jaipur's Shiksha Sankul; Level-II scrapped BSERC | Rajasthan | ~16.0 lakh | Strongroom / custody | Stalled | 1,435d |
| 13 Sept 2021 | NEET-UG 2021: Jaipur centre invigilator sent paper out mid-exam NTAC | Rajasthan | — | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,732d |
| 2 Sept 2021 | JEE Main 2021: remote-access solving racket at a chosen centre NTAC | Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh | — | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 1,742d |
| 7 Aug 2021 | Haryana constable exam cancelled on day one; Kaithal coaching module busted HSSCC | Haryana | — | Coaching nexus | Stalled | 1,767d |
| 28 Feb 2021 | Army CEE leak (Secunderabad): officers booked; exam postponed AROC | Telangana, Maharashtra, Pan-India | — | Printing press | Stalled | 806d |
| 11 Jan 2021 | Haryana Gram Sachiv exam nullified after answer-key racket bust HSSCC | Haryana | ~8.0 lakh | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,971d |
| 8 Dec 2020 | Rajasthan JEn 2020 leak: exam scrapped; gang leader held in 2024 RSMSSBC | Rajasthan | — | Exam centre | Stalled | 833d |
| 20 Sept 2020 | Assam SI exam halted mid-way; retired DIG among 37 arrested SLPRBC | Assam | ~66,000 | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 2,071d |
| 17 Nov 2019 | Gujarat Bin Sachivalay clerk exam cancelled on SIT finding of leak GSEB-RC | Gujarat | — | Vector unestablished | Alleged | 2,369d |
| 15 Jul 2019 | Kerala PSC CPO exam fraud: student leaders and a police officer chargesheeted KPSCC | Kerala | — | Exam centre | Stalled | 1,163d |
| 2 Dec 2018 | Gujarat Lokrakshak exam called off hours before start LRBC | Gujarat | ~8.8 lakh | Vector unestablished | Stalled | 2,741d |
| 28 Mar 2018 | CBSE 2018 leaks: nationwide Economics re-exam for lakhs of students CBSEC | Delhi, Haryana, Pan-India | — | Exam centre | Stalled | 2,993d |
| 21 Feb 2018 | SSC CGL 2017 leak: SC called the system 'tainted'; CBI booked vendor staff SSCC | Delhi, Pan-India | ~30.0 lakh | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 2,564d |
| 8 Feb 2017 | BSSC inter-level leak: commission chairman, an IAS officer, arrested BSSCC | Bihar, Jharkhand | — | Insider (digital) | Stalled | 2,074d |
| 16 Oct 2016 | Punjab 2015-16: one printing-press module leaked a dozen exams PB-RECC | Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar | — | Printing press | Stalled | 3,312d |
| 3 May 2015 | AIPMT 2015: answer keys beamed to Bluetooth devices; SC scrapped the exam CBSEB | Haryana, Pan-India | ~6.3 lakh | Solver network | Stalled | 4,010d |
| 7 Jul 2013 | Vyapam (terminal case): five convicted for 2013 constable test impersonation MPPEBA | Madhya Pradesh | — | Solver network | Convicted | closed |
| 12 Aug 2012 | TNPSC Group II exam cancelled after Erode leak TNPSCC | Tamil Nadu | — | Vector unestablished | Stalled | 5,050d |