Case file · RAJPOL · surfaced 15 May 2022
Rajasthan constable exam: one shift cancelled after centre leak
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.
During the Rajasthan Police constable recruitment exams of 13–16 May 2022 (around 11.5 lakh candidates), the paper for the 14 May second shift leaked from a private school centre in Jhotwara, Jaipur, where the centre superintendent allegedly opened the paper before time. The shift, affecting about 2.5 lakh candidates, was cancelled and re-conducted; police arrested the school operators and registered a case.
- Examination
- Police Constable Recruitment 2021-22
- Conducting body
- Rajasthan Police (Recruitment) (RAJPOL)
- Exam date
- 14 May 2022
- Leak date (as documented)
- 14 May 2022
- Surfaced
- 15 May 2022
- States
- Rajasthan
- Candidates affected
- ~2.5 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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16 May 2022
Exam cancelled · Rajasthan Police HQ
14 May second-shift exam cancelled after the leak from the Jhotwara centre.
per: Rajasthan constable exam cancelled due to paper leak, to be reconducted (BYJU'S Exam Prep (news), 18 May 2022)
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16 May 2022
FIR registered · Jaipur Police
Case registered; centre superintendent alleged to have opened the paper before exam time.
per: Rajasthan constable exam cancelled due to paper leak, to be reconducted (BYJU'S Exam Prep (news), 18 May 2022)
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17 May 2022
Arrest · Jaipur Police / SOG
Centre operators and associates held as the probe progressed.
per: All papers of Rajasthan Police constable recruitment exam leaked: MP's claim (ThePrint, 17 May 2022)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (partial) | Rajasthan Police HQ | 16 May 2022 | Cancelled shift re-conducted (July 2022). |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported Rajasthan constable exam cancelled due to paper leak, to be reconducted — BYJU'S Exam Prep (news) · 18 May 2022 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported All papers of Rajasthan Police constable recruitment exam leaked: MP's claim — ThePrint · 17 May 2022 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 15 May 2022 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 16 May 2022 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | Case registered; centre superintendent alleged to have opened the paper before exam time. |
| 17 May 2022 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Centre operators and associates held as the probe progressed. |
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