Case file · CGPSC · surfaced 15 Jul 2024
CGPSC 2021 scam: CBI alleges prior access to papers for connected candidates
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 CBI's probe into the CGPSC 2021 recruitment alleges systematic manipulation: a coaching operator with prior access to question papers ran targeted preparation sessions at a Mahasamund hotel days before the mains, helping relatives of senior officials and business families secure top ranks. The agency's final charge sheet of about 400 pages, filed in January 2026, names 29 accused including a former commission chairman; 12 were in jail and one absconding at filing.
- Examination
- State Service (CCE) 2021
- Conducting body
- Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC)
- Exam date
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- Leak date (as documented)
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- Surfaced
- 15 Jul 2024
- States
- Chhattisgarh
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Coaching nexus
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
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days (160d) · last movement 2026-01-02
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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15 Jul 2024
FIR registered · Central Bureau of Investigation
CBI registered the case on the state government's reference alleging manipulation of the 2021 recruitment.
per: Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed (India Today, 3 Jan 2026)
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18 Nov 2024
Arrest · Central Bureau of Investigation
Former commission chairman and a businessman among those arrested as the probe progressed.
per: Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed (India Today, 3 Jan 2026)
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2 Jan 2026
Charge sheet filed · Special Court (CBI), Raipur
Final charge sheet (~400 pages) naming 29 accused; 12 in custody, one absconding.
per: Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed (India Today, 3 Jan 2026)
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Chhattisgarh civil services exam scam: CBI names 29 accused, final chargesheet filed — India Today · 3 Jan 2026 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 15 Jul 2024 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 15 Jul 2024 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | CBI registered the case on the state government's reference alleging manipulation of the 2021 recruitment. |
| 18 Nov 2024 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Former commission chairman and a businessman among those arrested as the probe progressed. |
| 2 Jan 2026 | ARRESTS_MADE → CHARGESHEET_FILED | Final charge sheet (~400 pages) naming 29 accused; 12 in custody, one absconding. |
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