Case file · UPPRPB · surfaced 18 Feb 2024
UP Police constable exam leak: 48 lakh candidates, exam scrapped
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.
More than 48 lakh candidates wrote the UP Police constable recruitment exam on 17–18 February 2024 for 60,244 posts. After question papers circulated before the test, the state government cancelled the exam on 24 February, ordered an STF probe and FIRs, and promised a re-test within six months with free bus travel for candidates. Over 240 people had been arrested or detained across the state for using or planning unfair means. The re-exam was held in August 2024.
- Examination
- Police Constable Recruitment 2023-24
- Conducting body
- U.P. Police Recruitment & Promotion Board (UPPRPB)
- Exam date
- 17 Feb 2024
- Leak date (as documented)
- 17 Feb 2024
- Surfaced
- 18 Feb 2024
- States
- Uttar Pradesh
- Candidates affected
- ~48.0 lakh
- Leak vector
- In transit
- 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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23 Feb 2024
Arrest · UP Police (districts)
240+ persons arrested or detained across districts for adopting or planning unfair means.
per: UP cancels police constable recruitment exam, orders re-test in 6 months (NDTV, 24 Feb 2024)
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24 Feb 2024
Exam cancelled · Government of Uttar Pradesh
Exam cancelled; recruitment board directed to register FIRs at the level where laxity occurred; STF probe ordered.
per: UP cancels police constable recruitment exam, orders re-test in 6 months (NDTV, 24 Feb 2024)
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25 Feb 2024
FIR registered · UPPRPB / district police
FIRs registered on government direction; STF took up the leak investigation.
per: UP Police constable recruitment exam cancelled days after paper leak (India Today, 24 Feb 2024)
What candidates got
| Outcome | Ordered by | Order date | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam cancelled (full) | Government of Uttar Pradesh | 24 Feb 2024 | — |
| Re-exam held | Government of Uttar Pradesh | 24 Feb 2024 → 23 Aug 2024 | Re-examination conducted on 23–31 August 2024. |
Sources on file
- Tier 2 · reported UP cancels police constable recruitment exam, orders re-test in 6 months — NDTV · 24 Feb 2024 [archived]
- Tier 2 · reported UP Police constable recruitment exam cancelled days after paper leak — India Today · 24 Feb 2024 [archived]
Status log
Every status this register has ever assigned to this case. Append-only.
| 18 Feb 2024 | ALLEGED | Allegations surfaced publicly. |
| 23 Feb 2024 | ALLEGED → ARRESTS_MADE | 240+ persons arrested or detained across districts for adopting or planning unfair means. |
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