26/07/2026
India has witnessed numerous major paper leak scandals since 2000, affecting millions of competitive, recruitment, and board exam candidates.The chronologically organized list below details the major public, state, and national examination paper leak cases:
2000 – 2009
2002 Railway Recruitment Board (RRB): The RRB exam question paper was leaked, leading to widespread investigations into the railway hiring process.
2004 CBSE PMT: The All India Pre-Medical Test (PMT) question paper was leaked by a well-organized syndicate, leading to a rescheduled national exam.
2006 AIIMS Pre-PG & CBSE: The AIIMS Pre-PG entrance examination and the CBSE Class 12 Accountancy paper leaked out of examination distribution centers in New Delhi.
2007 AIEEE: The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) paper was compromised, resulting in partial test postponements across multiple states.
2008 – 2013
Vyapam Scam: This massive scam in Madhya Pradesh involved systematic question paper leaks, impersonation, and corrupted selection parameters for government medical colleges and state recruitment boards.
2010 – 2019
2011 AIEEE & AIPMT: AIEEE question papers were leaked in Uttar Pradesh. CBSE Class 12 Physics papers and the All India Pre-Medical Test (AIPMT) also faced severe security compromises.
2012 AIIMS Entrance: The AIIMS medical entrance exam question paper was leaked and sold for vast sums through proxy channels.
2013 RPSC, Maharashtra HSC & Rajasthan University: High-level scandals hit Rajasthan and Maharashtra, leaking public service commission exams, state higher secondary certificates, and university test sheets.
2014 CBSE Class 10 & 12: Papers for CBSE Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics were leaked before the test dates, leading to mass protests and re-examinations.
2015 AIPMT: The All India Pre-Medical Entrance Test saw answer keys leaked electronically to candidates. The Supreme Court eventually cancelled the exam and ordered a fresh retest.
2016 Karnataka PUC: The Pre-University Certification Chemistry paper was leaked twice in Karnataka, triggering public outrage and an intensive state criminal investigation.
2017 SSC CGL: Allegations of an online exam software breach and paper distribution leaks caused weeks of protests by Staff Selection Commission candidates.
2018 CBSE Class 10 & 12: A major leak of the Class 10 Mathematics and Class 12 Economics papers forced a nation-wide retest for millions of high schoolers.
2020 – 2026
2021 UPTET & R**T: The Uttar Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (UPTET) was cancelled mid-exam after papers circulated on WhatsApp. Rajasthan's R**T teaching test experienced similar large-scale compromises.
2022 Bihar
BPSC: The 67th Bihar Public Service Commission preliminary exam was scrapped within hours after the question paper was leaked on social media.
2023 Multiple State Recruits: Leaks disabled hiring exams in Odisha (JE Civil), Uttarakhand (UKSSSC), and Gujarat, impacting millions of local job candidates.
2024 NEET-UG & UGC-NET: A nationwide crisis unfolded when the NEET-UG medical exam question papers were leaked in Bihar and Gujarat. Simultaneously, the UGC-NET exam was cancelled due to integrity breaches on the dark web.
2026 Public Service Leaks: Recurring state-level anomalies prompted the central government to fully enforce stricter anti-paper leak laws, standardizing massive fines and non-bailable jail terms for orchestrators.
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