UKSSSC Paper Leak: Uttarakhand government cancels graduate-level examination; to be held within 3 months
Press Trust of India | October 11, 2025 | 05:36 PM IST | 1 min read
Over one lakh candidates appeared for 416 posts in the September 21 exam. Three pages of the question paper were allegedly leaked from a Haridwar centre. The state government has recommended a CBI investigation.
NEW DELHI: The Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UKSSSC) on Saturday cancelled a graduate-level recruitment examination, the question paper of which was allegedly leaked, officials said. The examination will again be held within three months, they said, adding that the date will be announced soon.
"The graduate-level examination held on September 21 for recruitment to various government departments in the state has been cancelled," UKSSC Chairman G S Martolia said.
During the examination, three pages of the question paper were allegedly leaked from a centre in Haridwar, causing a stir across the state. More than one lakh candidates had appeared in the examination for 416 posts. Aspirants under the banner of the Uttarakhand Unemployed Union launched a massive agitation against the alleged paper leak, following which the state government recommended a CBI probe in the matter.
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