Case file · GPSSB · surfaced 29 Jan 2023
Gujarat junior clerk exam called off 4 hours before start
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.
Hours before 9.5 lakh candidates were to write the GPSSB junior clerk exam (1,181 posts, 2,995 centres) on 29 January 2023, the board called it off: Gujarat ATS had caught 15-16 people overnight with the question paper. The trail led to a worker at the Odisha printing press where papers were printed, plus coaching operators in Vadodara and Ahmedabad. It was the third cancellation for this recruitment since 2016. The exam was re-conducted within 100 days as promised, with free bus travel for candidates.
- Examination
- Junior Clerk Recruitment (Panchayat) 2023
- Conducting body
- Gujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board (GPSSB)
- Exam date
- 29 Jan 2023
- Leak date (as documented)
- 28 Jan 2023
- Surfaced
- 29 Jan 2023
- States
- Gujarat, Odisha
- Candidates affected
- ~9.5 lakh
- Leak vector
- Printing press
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
1,229
days (3y 134d) · last movement 2023-01-29
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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28 Jan 2023
Arrest · Gujarat ATS
15-16 persons caught with the paper, incl. coaching operators; printing-press worker from Odisha identified as the source.
per: Junior clerk recruitment exam put off, 16 arrested in Gujarat (The Times of India, 30 Jan 2023)
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29 Jan 2023
Exam cancelled · GPSSB
Exam 'postponed' hours before start in the candidates' broader interest.
per: Gujarat: another paper leaked, clerk recruitment exam cancelled (The New Indian Express, 29 Jan 2023)
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29 Jan 2023
FIR registered · Gujarat ATS
Case naming coaching operators and the press insider chain.
per: Junior clerk recruitment exam put off, 16 arrested in Gujarat (The Times of India, 30 Jan 2023)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | GPSSB | 29 Jan 2023 | — |
| Re-exam held | GPSSB | 29 Jan 2023 → 9 Apr 2023 | Re-exam held on 9 April 2023. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Junior clerk recruitment exam put off, 16 arrested in Gujarat — The Times of India · 30 Jan 2023 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported Gujarat: another paper leaked, clerk recruitment exam cancelled — The New Indian Express · 29 Jan 2023 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 29 Jan 2023 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 28 Jan 2023 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | 15-16 persons caught with the paper, incl. coaching operators; printing-press worker from Odisha identified as the source. |
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