Case file · CSBC · surfaced 1 Oct 2023
Bihar constable exam 2023: printing-press leak; cancelled in two days
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 exam for 21,391 constable posts, held on 1 October 2023 at 529 centres for over 18 lakh aspirants, was cancelled by CSBC on 3 October after answers circulated before the test. EOU FIRs identified an inter-state gang — the same network later accused in the NEET-UG 2024 leak — and traced the leak to a Kolkata printing press through a vendor firm. Seven people including three from West Bengal were arrested; the ED opened a money-laundering case and raided four states in June 2025. The re-exam was held in August 2024.
- Examination
- Constable Recruitment 2023 (Advt. 01/2023)
- Conducting body
- Central Selection Board of Constables (CSBC)
- Exam date
- 1 Oct 2023
- Leak date (as documented)
- 30 Sept 2023
- Surfaced
- 1 Oct 2023
- States
- Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh
- Candidates affected
- ~18.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Printing press
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
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days (357d) · last movement 2025-06-19
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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3 Oct 2023
Exam cancelled · Central Selection Board of Constables
CSBC notice dt. 03.10.2023
Written exam of 01.10.2023 cancelled; later shifts postponed.
per: CSBC notice dt. 03.10.2023: cancellation of written exam (Advt. 01/2023) (Central Selection Board of Constables, 3 Oct 2023)
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4 Oct 2023
FIR registered · Economic Offences Unit, Bihar Police
EOU FIRs against the leak syndicate; probe identified a Kolkata press and a vendor firm in the chain.
per: ED raids multiple states in 2023 Bihar constable recruitment scam probe (The Economic Times, 19 Jun 2025)
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31 Oct 2023
Arrest · EOU, Bihar Police
Seven private persons arrested, including three from West Bengal; gang head in judicial custody.
per: ED raids multiple states in 2023 Bihar constable recruitment scam probe (The Economic Times, 19 Jun 2025)
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19 Jun 2025
Order / direction · Enforcement Directorate
PMLA searches at a dozen locations in Bihar, Jharkhand, UP and West Bengal, covering the printing press.
per: ED raids multiple states in 2023 Bihar constable recruitment scam probe (The Economic Times, 19 Jun 2025)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | CSBC | 3 Oct 2023 | — |
| Re-exam held | CSBC | — | Re-examination conducted in August 2024. |
Sources on file
- Tier 1 · primary CSBC notice dt. 03.10.2023: cancellation of written exam (Advt. 01/2023) — Central Selection Board of Constables · 3 Oct 2023
- Tier 2 · reported ED raids multiple states in 2023 Bihar constable recruitment scam probe — The Economic Times · 19 Jun 2025 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 1 Oct 2023 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 4 Oct 2023 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | EOU FIRs against the leak syndicate; probe identified a Kolkata press and a vendor firm in the chain. |
| 31 Oct 2023 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Seven private persons arrested, including three from West Bengal; gang head in judicial custody. |
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