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‘Paper leak’: Uttarakhand Govt cancels graduate-level recruitment examination, to be held within 3 months

Three pages of the question paper were allegedly leaked from a centre in Haridwar

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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.

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The examination will again be held within three months, they said, adding that the date will be announced soon.

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“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.

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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.

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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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