Case file · BPSC · surfaced 15 Mar 2024
BPSC TRE-3.0 leak: papers reached gangs before exam; both shifts cancelled
Confidence A — core facts anchored to primary documents (court records / official notices) cited below.
Bihar's Economic Offences Unit, acting on 13 March 2024 intelligence about a syndicate spanning Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, raided Hotel Kohinoor in Hazaribagh and found candidates being made to memorise answer keys before the 15 March TRE-3.0 exam, at a reported Rs 10 lakh per candidate. BPSC cancelled both shifts on 20 March on the SIT's preliminary findings. 266 people including 88 women had been arrested by then. The exam was re-conducted in July 2024.
- Examination
- Teacher Recruitment Exam TRE-3.0 (2024)
- Conducting body
- Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC)
- Exam date
- 15 Mar 2024
- Leak date (as documented)
- 14 Mar 2024
- Surfaced
- 15 Mar 2024
- States
- Bihar, Jharkhand
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- In transit
- 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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15 Mar 2024
Arrest · EOU SIT, Bihar Police / Hazaribagh Police
EOU PS Case, Patna (March 2024)
Raids at Hotel Kohinoor, Barahi (Hazaribagh); 270+ candidates and operators questioned; question-paper sets and answer keys recovered. 266 arrests by 20 March.
per: BPSC TRE 3.0 exam cancelled for both shifts due to paper leak (India Today, 20 Mar 2024)
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16 Mar 2024
FIR registered · Economic Offences Unit, Patna
EOU PS Case, Patna (March 2024)
Case under IPC 420/467/468/471/120B, Bihar Examination Control Act and IT Act.
per: BPSC TRE 3.0 exam cancelled for both shifts due to paper leak (India Today, 20 Mar 2024)
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20 Mar 2024
Exam cancelled · Bihar Public Service Commission
BPSC notice dt. 20.03.2024
Both shifts of TRE-3.0 cancelled on the EOU's preliminary findings that papers reached an organised gang before the exam.
per: BPSC notice: cancellation of TRE-3.0 examination of 15.03.2024 (Bihar Public Service Commission, 20 Mar 2024)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | BPSC | 20 Mar 2024 | — |
| Re-exam held | BPSC | 20 Mar 2024 | TRE-3.0 re-conducted in July 2024. |
Sources on file
- Tier 1 · primary BPSC notice: cancellation of TRE-3.0 examination of 15.03.2024 — Bihar Public Service Commission · 20 Mar 2024
- Tier 2 · reported BPSC TRE 3.0 exam cancelled for both shifts due to paper leak — India Today · 20 Mar 2024 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported BPSC TRE 3.0 exam cancelled due to paper leak; re-exam dates announced soon — Careers360 · 20 Mar 2024 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 15 Mar 2024 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 15 Mar 2024 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | Raids at Hotel Kohinoor, Barahi (Hazaribagh); 270+ candidates and operators questioned; question-paper sets and answer keys recovered. 266 arrests by 20 March. |
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