Case file · SSC · surfaced 21 Feb 2018
SSC CGL 2017 leak: SC called the system 'tainted'; CBI booked vendor staff
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 online CGL 2017 Tier-II exam in February 2018, a screenshot of the live paper circulated, sparking weeks of street protests by aspirants. The CBI registered an FIR against 17 people, including ten employees of the exam-technology vendor — among them the custodian of the question bank — and seven candidates. The Supreme Court stayed the results in August 2018, observing that the entire system seemed compromised, and allowed the re-examination's results in April 2019. Three accused were arrested in June 2019.
- Examination
- Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2017 — Tier II
- Conducting body
- Staff Selection Commission (SSC)
- Exam date
- 21 Feb 2018
- Leak date (as documented)
- 21 Feb 2018
- Surfaced
- 21 Feb 2018
- States
- Delhi, Pan-India
- Candidates affected
- ~30.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- Insider (digital)
- Last reviewed
- 11 Jun 2026
Stall clock — no docket movement for
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The docket
Every legal action on record, in order. Each row cites its document.
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22 May 2018
FIR registered · Central Bureau of Investigation
FIR against 17 incl. 10 vendor employees and 7 candidates; searches at 12 locations.
per: CBI books 17 including Sify employees in SSC paper leak case (The Economic Times, 23 May 2018)
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31 Aug 2018
Order / direction · Supreme Court of India
Results of CGL and CHSL 2017 stayed; court orally observed the whole system appeared compromised.
per: SSC paper leak case: Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report (NDTV, 9 Apr 2019)
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1 Apr 2019
Order / direction · Supreme Court of India
SSC allowed to declare the results of the re-examination held in 2018.
per: SSC paper leak case: Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report (NDTV, 9 Apr 2019)
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4 Jun 2019
Arrest · Central Bureau of Investigation
Three accused arrested in the leak case.
per: SSC paper leak case: Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report (NDTV, 9 Apr 2019)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-exam held | SSC / Supreme Court of India | 31 Aug 2018 | Tier-II re-examination held in 2018; results released April 2019. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported CBI books 17 including Sify employees in SSC paper leak case — The Economic Times · 23 May 2018 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported SSC paper leak case: Supreme Court directs CBI to file status report — NDTV · 9 Apr 2019 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 21 Feb 2018 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 22 May 2018 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | FIR against 17 incl. 10 vendor employees and 7 candidates; searches at 12 locations. |
| 4 Jun 2019 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | Three accused arrested in the leak case. |
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