Case file · OSSC · surfaced 16 Jul 2023
OSSC JE exam leak: printing-press helper was the source
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 the OSSC junior engineer (civil) exam on 16 July 2023, police arrested nine people at a Digha hotel with the paper. Balasore police later arrested eight more including the alleged organiser — a Bihar native working in the Accountant General's office in Patna — and the source: a helper at the out-of-state press where papers were printed. OSSC cancelled the examination.
- Examination
- Junior Engineer (Civil) Exam 2023
- Conducting body
- Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC)
- Exam date
- 16 Jul 2023
- Leak date (as documented)
- 15 Jul 2023
- Surfaced
- 16 Jul 2023
- States
- Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Printing press
- 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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16 Jul 2023
Arrest · Balasore Police, Odisha
Nine persons arrested from a hotel at Digha (WB) with question papers, hours before the exam.
per: OSSC exam paper leak: Odisha police arrest alleged organiser, 7 others (The Indian Express, 27 Jul 2023)
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20 Jul 2023
Exam cancelled · OSSC
Examination cancelled by the commission after the leak was established.
per: OSSC exam paper leak: Odisha police arrest alleged organiser, 7 others (The Indian Express, 27 Jul 2023)
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27 Jul 2023
Arrest · Balasore Police, Odisha
Eight more arrests incl. the alleged organiser and the printing-press helper who sourced the paper.
per: OSSC exam paper leak: Odisha police arrest alleged organiser, 7 others (The Indian Express, 27 Jul 2023)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | OSSC | 20 Jul 2023 | — |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported OSSC exam paper leak: Odisha police arrest alleged organiser, 7 others — The Indian Express · 27 Jul 2023 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 16 Jul 2023 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 16 Jul 2023 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | Nine persons arrested from a hotel at Digha (WB) with question papers, hours before the exam. |
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