Case file · UKSSSC · surfaced 22 Jul 2022
UKSSSC graduate exam leak: Uttarakhand's largest recruitment scandal
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.
In July 2022, Uttarakhand STF established that the December 2021 UKSSSC graduate-level paper had been leaked through a chain involving an outsourced printing-press network, with candidates charged up to Rs 12–15 lakh. More than 40 people were arrested, including the alleged organiser, a resort owner from Uttarkashi, who spent 13 months in jail, was re-arrested in September 2025 on the eve of another exam, and got high-court bail in January 2026. The exam was scrapped; linked leaks hit the 2021 forest inspector and secretariat guard exams. Recruitment moved to UKPSC.
- Examination
- Graduate-Level Recruitment Exam (Dec 2021)
- Conducting body
- Uttarakhand Subordinate Service Selection Commission (UKSSSC)
- Exam date
- 5 Dec 2021
- Leak date (as documented)
- 4 Dec 2021
- Surfaced
- 22 Jul 2022
- States
- Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh
- Candidates affected
- ~1.6 lakh
- 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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22 Jul 2022
FIR registered · Raipur PS, Dehradun / STF Uttarakhand
FIR on UKSSSC's complaint; STF probe into the December 2021 exam.
per: HC grants bail to alleged organiser behind 2022 UKSSSC paper leak case (The Times of India, 22 Jan 2026)
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24 Jul 2022
Arrest · STF, Uttarakhand
40+ arrests over weeks, including the alleged organiser of the leak network.
per: HC grants bail to alleged organiser behind 2022 UKSSSC paper leak case (The Times of India, 22 Jan 2026)
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20 Sept 2025
Arrest · Dehradun Police / STF
Alleged organiser re-arrested with an aide a day before the UKSSSC Patwari recruitment exam.
per: Uttarakhand SSSC exam: paper leak accused, aide held (The Indian Express, 21 Sept 2025)
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21 Jan 2026
Bail granted · Uttarakhand High Court
Bail granted in the 2025 case; court noted lack of direct evidence of fresh facilitation.
per: HC grants bail to alleged organiser behind 2022 UKSSSC paper leak case (The Times of India, 22 Jan 2026)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | Government of Uttarakhand | 12 Aug 2022 | Exam scrapped; affected recruitments shifted to UKPSC. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported HC grants bail to alleged organiser behind 2022 UKSSSC paper leak case — The Times of India · 22 Jan 2026 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported Uttarakhand SSSC exam: paper leak accused, aide held — The Indian Express · 21 Sept 2025 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 22 Jul 2022 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 22 Jul 2022 | ALLEGED → FIR_REGISTERED | FIR on UKSSSC's complaint; STF probe into the December 2021 exam. |
| 24 Jul 2022 | FIR_REGISTERED → ARRESTS_MADE | 40+ arrests over weeks, including the alleged organiser of the leak network. |
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