Case file · BSSC · surfaced 24 Dec 2022
BSSC CGL-3: first-shift paper photographed and circulated; shift cancelled
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.
BSSC's graduate-level CGL-3 prelims were held in phases on 23-24 December 2022. A question paper from the first phase circulated on WhatsApp and matched the original, and on 27 December the commission cancelled the first-phase exam. The EOU probed the circulation and made arrests; aspirants protesting for full cancellation were lathi-charged in Patna in January 2023. The cancelled phase was re-conducted on 5 March 2023.
- Examination
- CGL-3 (Sachivalaya Sahayak) 2022
- Conducting body
- Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC)
- Exam date
- 23 Dec 2022
- Leak date (as documented)
- 23 Dec 2022
- Surfaced
- 24 Dec 2022
- States
- Bihar
- Candidates affected
- ~9.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Exam centre
- 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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24 Dec 2022
FIR registered · Economic Offences Unit, Bihar Police
Case into circulation of the first-shift paper during the exam.
per: BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original (The Times of India, 27 Dec 2022)
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27 Dec 2022
Exam cancelled · Bihar Staff Selection Commission
First shift of 23.12.2022 cancelled on EOU findings.
per: BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original (The Times of India, 27 Dec 2022)
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5 Jan 2023
Arrest · EOU, Bihar Police
Arrests in the circulation probe; protesting aspirants also detained separately.
per: BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original (The Times of India, 27 Dec 2022)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (partial) | BSSC | 27 Dec 2022 → 5 Mar 2023 | First shift re-conducted on 5 March 2023. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported BSSC cancels 1st phase exam after leaked paper matched original — The Times of India · 27 Dec 2022 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 24 Dec 2022 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 24 Dec 2022 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Case into circulation of the first-shift paper during the exam. |
| 5 Jan 2023 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Arrests in the circulation probe; protesting aspirants also detained separately. |
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