Case file · PB-REC · surfaced 16 Oct 2016
Punjab 2015-16: one printing-press module leaked a dozen exams
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.
Punjab Vigilance Bureau investigations from 2015–17 unearthed a module that leaked question papers printed at a Delhi government press for a dozen recruitment exams across Punjab and neighbouring states — JBT/TGT/NTT teachers, junior engineers, patwaris and corporation engineers among them — with about 70 arrests including candidates and conduits. The patwari exam was scrapped on leak evidence. The alleged head of the module, a Lucknow resident, and a government press employee were arrested in May 2017.
- Examination
- Teacher/JE/Patwari recruitment exams 2015-16
- Conducting body
- Punjab State Recruitment Bodies (multiple) (PB-REC)
- Exam date
- —
- Leak date (as documented)
- —
- Surfaced
- 16 Oct 2016
- States
- Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
- Candidates affected
- not established
- Leak vector
- Printing press
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
3,312
days (9y 27d) · last movement 2017-05-17
The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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16 Oct 2016
FIR registered · Punjab Vigilance Bureau
Module busted that leaked the irrigation SDE paper; linked exams identified.
per: Trusted, tested. Failed — Punjab recruitment exam leaks (The Tribune, 23 Oct 2016)
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20 Oct 2016
Arrest · Punjab Vigilance Bureau
About 70 arrests incl. ~60 candidates and conduits from Bihar, Haryana and UP.
per: Trusted, tested. Failed — Punjab recruitment exam leaks (The Tribune, 23 Oct 2016)
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21 Oct 2016
Exam cancelled · Government of Punjab
Patwari recruitment exam scrapped on leak evidence.
per: Trusted, tested. Failed — Punjab recruitment exam leaks (The Tribune, 23 Oct 2016)
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17 May 2017
Arrest · Punjab Vigilance Bureau, Mohali
Alleged head of the module and a Delhi government-press employee arrested.
per: 2015 paper leak scam organiser in vigilance bureau of Punjab net (The Times of India, 18 May 2017)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | Government of Punjab | 21 Oct 2016 | Patwari exam scrapped; re-conduct followed. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Trusted, tested. Failed — Punjab recruitment exam leaks — The Tribune · 23 Oct 2016 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported 2015 paper leak scam organiser in vigilance bureau of Punjab net — The Times of India · 18 May 2017 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 16 Oct 2016 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 16 Oct 2016 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Module busted that leaked the irrigation SDE paper; linked exams identified. |
| 20 Oct 2016 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | About 70 arrests incl. ~60 candidates and conduits from Bihar, Haryana and UP. |
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