Case file · SLPRB · surfaced 20 Sept 2020
Assam SI exam halted mid-way; retired DIG among 37 arrested
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 written test for 597 unarmed SI posts in Assam was cancelled minutes after it began on 20 September 2020, when the paper was found circulating. Police arrested 37 people, including a retired DIG and an expelled political leader; the recruitment board disengaged the consortium conducting the exam after investigators flagged its personnel. The re-test was held on 22 November 2020.
- Examination
- Sub-Inspector (UB) Recruitment 2020
- Conducting body
- State Level Police Recruitment Board, Assam (SLPRB)
- Exam date
- 20 Sept 2020
- Leak date (as documented)
- 20 Sept 2020
- Surfaced
- 20 Sept 2020
- States
- Assam
- Candidates affected
- ~66,000
- Leak vector
- Insider (digital)
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
2,071
days (5y 246d) · last movement 2020-10-09
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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20 Sept 2020
Exam cancelled · State Level Police Recruitment Board, Assam
Exam cancelled minutes after commencement.
per: Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended (The Times of India, 10 Oct 2020)
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21 Sept 2020
FIR registered · Assam Police
Cases registered; probe covered the exam-conducting consortium.
per: Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended (The Times of India, 10 Oct 2020)
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9 Oct 2020
Arrest · Assam Police
37 arrested incl. a retired DIG and an expelled political leader.
per: Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended (The Times of India, 10 Oct 2020)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | SLPRB | 20 Sept 2020 → 22 Nov 2020 | Re-test held on 22 November 2020. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Assam police exam paper leak: services of consortium engaged in holding tests suspended — The Times of India · 10 Oct 2020 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 20 Sept 2020 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 21 Sept 2020 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Cases registered; probe covered the exam-conducting consortium. |
| 9 Oct 2020 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | 37 arrested incl. a retired DIG and an expelled political leader. |
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