Case file · ARO · surfaced 28 Feb 2021
Army CEE leak (Secunderabad): officers booked; exam postponed
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.
The Army's common entrance exam for soldier (GD) scheduled for 28 February 2021 was postponed after the paper leaked the previous night; Pune police and military intelligence detained suspects, and the CBI registered a case that named serving officers, including the presiding officer of the Secunderabad board that printed the papers. In 2024 the Armed Forces Tribunal quashed a 'displeasure' award against another board member, finding due process violations — while recording that the presiding officer was found to have leaked the paper.
- Examination
- Common Entrance Exam, Soldier (GD) Feb 2021
- Conducting body
- Indian Army (Recruiting Organisation) (ARO)
- Exam date
- 28 Feb 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 27 Feb 2021
- Surfaced
- 28 Feb 2021
- States
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Pan-India
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Printing press
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
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The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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28 Feb 2021
Exam cancelled · Indian Army
CEE postponed nationwide after the leak was detected.
per: Army recruitment paper leak case: AFT quashes 'displeasure' given to Lt Colonel (The Indian Express, 30 Mar 2024)
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5 Mar 2021
FIR registered · Central Bureau of Investigation
CBI case naming serving officers of the question-paper board and civilian intermediaries.
per: Army recruitment paper leak case: AFT quashes 'displeasure' given to Lt Colonel (The Indian Express, 30 Mar 2024)
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27 Mar 2024
Order / direction · Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh
'Displeasure' against a board member quashed for procedural violations.
per: Army recruitment paper leak case: AFT quashes 'displeasure' given to Lt Colonel (The Indian Express, 30 Mar 2024)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-exam held | Indian Army | — | Recruitment exam re-conducted later in 2021. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Army recruitment paper leak case: AFT quashes 'displeasure' given to Lt Colonel — The Indian Express · 30 Mar 2024 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 28 Feb 2021 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 5 Mar 2021 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | CBI case naming serving officers of the question-paper board and civilian intermediaries. |
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