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Every state and UT now has a Watch note: sourced exam leaks, job scams, recruitment probes, or court-reported rot tied to that place. Open yours for the story + local portals to act.
We do not invent cases. Each Watch note links to public reporting, agency probes, or court records. 36 places covered. If a major local probe is missing, it is because we could not source it yet, not because corruption is absent.
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UT · Islands / UTs · WatchAndaman and Nicobar IslandsAndaman has fewer headline exam leaks, but central recruitment and local certificate / port office delays still breed bribe culture. NEET and SSC national scams affect island students travelling to mainland centres. Use CPGRAMS for central departments and local grievance cells for territorial admin.State · South · WatchAndhra PradeshWhen Odisha police intercepted buses of SI aspirants heading for 'special coaching' before a leaked paper exam, reporting traced coaching routes through Andhra Pradesh (Vizianagaram area). The Odisha exam was postponed and CBI took over. If someone sold you a guaranteed police job paper in AP, keep proof and use cyber crime + official grievance paths.State · Northeast · WatchArunachal PradeshAfter a candidate complained that his APPSC exam paper looked leaked, police probes reported question papers sold for large sums and marks manipulated for years. Dozens of government officials and private middlemen were arrested in public reporting. If your recruitment felt fixed, save admit cards and RTI the selection file.State · Northeast · WatchAssamAssam's biggest recruitment scandal started with a bribe for a government job in Dibrugarh and exploded into fake answer sheets and inflated marks in APSC exams. A special court sentenced former chairman Rakesh Paul to 14 years. A fresh SIT still filed chargesheets into 2013–14 exams. Your fight: RTI + vigilance with copies of every fee receipt.State · East · WatchBiharCBI reporting on the Odisha SI recruitment leak named middlemen from Bihar among those arrested. Paper-leak mafias often cross state lines. Bihar youth facing local recruitment rumours should demand official notices, not WhatsApp guarantees.UT · North · WatchChandigarhCBI's Himachal constable leak chargesheet named Chandigarh, Panchkula, and Mohali as places where middlemen sold solved papers for ₹3–5 lakh. UT students sit Punjab/Haryana/HP exams too. If a coaching centre promised 'confirmed' police selection, that matches a documented gang pattern.State · Central · WatchChhattisgarhCBI filed a final chargesheet alleging leaked mains papers, rule changes to help relatives of officials, and coaching camps with advance questions. Former CGPSC chairman and exam controller are among those named. Merit candidates were pushed aside for connected picks. This is court-stage reporting, not a closed case.UT · West · WatchDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuThis UT runs on central and territorial admin. Youth often sit Gujarat/Maharashtra recruitment and NEET. The 2026 NEET leak probe and Gujarat-linked UP constable storage trail show how mainland mafias touch small UTs. File grievances with official UT portals, not fixers.UT · North · WatchDelhiDelhi students sit the same national papers as everyone else. When NEET-UG was cancelled after a leak probe touching NCR names, coaching cities felt it first. Use paper leaks page and scam record for sourced facts. Municipal / police / certificate fights use local portals below.State · West · WatchGoaCrime branch probes reported a multi-crore scam where middlemen took money promising government posts that were never advertised. Accused claimed payments to powerful names; police said those claims need hard proof. Goa now pushes Staff Selection Commission exams to kill the fixer market. Never pay for a job without a published vacancy number.State · West · WatchGujaratUP police publicly linked the February 2024 constable paper leak to a storage trail involving premises in Ahmedabad. One warehouse failure can destroy lakhs of futures across states.State · North · WatchHaryanaRajasthan SOG and CBI reporting described the leaked NEET paper moving from Nashik to Haryana before Rajasthan. Treat this as live probe reporting. Parents: teach the rumour firewall, not paid Telegram groups.State · North · WatchHimachal PradeshThe March 2022 constable written test for 1,334 posts was cancelled after Kangra police found solved papers sold for lakhs. CBI later chargesheeted 88 people, including coaching gangs across HP, Punjab, Haryana, and Bihar. Printing and handling lapses were documented in court filings.UT · North · WatchJammu and KashmirThe March 2022 JKSSB SI exam was cancelled after leak and malpractice allegations. CBI said papers were sold for ₹20–30 lakh; a Bengaluru printing outsourcing chain was named. Chargesheet against 24+ accused; kingpin bail rejected. Ladakh candidates were in the same JKSSB system before bifurcation.State · East · WatchJharkhandJSSC cancelled a CGL general-knowledge shift after leak allegations, re-held the exam, then faced fresh complaints. CID filed a chargesheet naming agents who sold fake papers; High Court stayed result publication. Contested probes still run. Save every admit card if you sat these tests.State · South · WatchKarnatakaThe 2021 PSI exam for 545 posts was cancelled after malpractice at a Kalaburagi centre. CID found OMR sheets altered in the recruitment strongroom; 50+ candidates and IPS officer Amrit Paul were arrested. A judicial commission filed a 471-page report in 2024. Re-exam controversies followed in 2024.State · South · WatchKeralaA PSC exam in Thiruvananthapuram saw a candidate flee biometric checks in a suspected impersonation case (Feb 2024). In 2026 the state formed an SIT after complaints of malpractice across multiple PSC tests. Vigilance and Crime Branch paths exist if your rank list smells wrong.UT · North · WatchLadakhBefore Ladakh became a UT, many aspirants sat JKSSB exams later cancelled in the 2022 SI paper leak case handed to CBI. Today Ladakh youth still depend on central jobs and NEET. Document every fee and admit card if a fixer targets Leh/Kargil students.UT · Islands / UTs · WatchLakshadweepLakshadweep sends medical and job aspirants to mainland centres. National shocks like NEET-UG 2026 cancellation hit island families hard. Local corruption often shows up as passport, shipping, and admin delays. RTI and CPGRAMS still apply.State · Central · WatchMadhya PradeshAfter results showed many toppers from one Gwalior college centre, the CM halted patwari appointments and ordered a retired judge inquiry. Congress alleged Vyapam-style rigging; inquiry later said one centre alone could not cancel the whole exam. Still: document your centre, marks, and any middleman contact.State · West · WatchMaharashtraCBI court reporting tied a Nashik co-accused to scanning and circulating the NEET-UG 2026 paper. Maharashtra teams joined CBI raids. Probe reporting, not final convictions. Students: keep your own exam trail, ignore leak PDF sellers.State · Northeast · WatchManipurManipur students sit national exams like NEET under the same leak shocks as the mainland. When NEET-UG 2026 was cancelled after a multi-state probe, hill and valley coaching towns both felt the distrust. Local fights (certificates, police, revenue) still need your state grievance portals below.State · Northeast · WatchMeghalayaMPSC reassessed OMR sheets after faulty questions in the civil services prelims and added dozens of new 'pass' names, sparking nepotism cries. Khasi Students' Union burned effigies demanding published marks. Police service interviews were deferred. Demand transparency: marks on record, not WhatsApp rumours.State · Northeast · WatchMizoramMizoram has fewer local leak headlines than the plains, but NEET and central recruitment still decide medical seats here. When NEET-UG 2026 was cancelled after a CBI case, Mizoram aspirants faced the same re-test chaos. Fight local bribes on certificates and land through RTI and state portals.State · Northeast · WatchNagalandNagaland sees the same national exam shocks (NEET cancellations, central job leaks in nearby states) while local youth still report fixers for state posts. Treat any 'guaranteed selection' as fraud until a government notification exists. Use cyber crime if money was taken.State · East · WatchOdishaOdisha's Combined Police Service Examination was cancelled after leak allegations. Reports said middlemen offered papers for large sums. CBI later made arrests, including people linked from other states. If you paid a fixer, keep proof and use cyber / police complaint paths carefully.UT · South · WatchPuducherryPuducherry shares recruitment anxiety with Tamil Nadu. The TRB OMR tampering case and NEET leaks both affect UT students who coach in Chennai. UT admin jobs need published vacancy numbers. Reject anyone selling 'secret lists' without official notices.State · North · WatchPunjabPunjab cancelled SI recruitment tests in 2021 after cheating complaints and FIRs in SAS Nagar, Patiala, and Khanna. A head constable investigation exam from 2021 was also scrapped in July 2022. Twenty arrests were reported in the SIT phase. Always verify results only on official police sites.State · West · WatchRajasthanAfter NEET-UG 2026 was cancelled, investigators described a multi-state leak network with Rajasthan links (Sikar 'guess paper' matching the real paper). CBI took over. Active probe, not a final conviction list.State · Northeast · WatchSikkimSikkim students compete in NEET and central jobs with the rest of India. The 2026 NEET cancellation after a CBI probe hit coaching hubs across India, including hill towns feeding Sikkim aspirants. Local certificate and land bribes still need Lokayukta and RTI below.State · South · WatchTamil NaduTRB withdrew 2017 lecturer results after finding ~200 candidates got marks inflated by 50–100 through manipulated OMR scans. Chennai CCB filed charges; ED later froze accounts and seized fresh OMR copies in 2026 raids. Trial continues. If your government job rank jumped oddly, ask for scanned sheets via RTI.State · South · WatchTelanganaA TSPSC assistant section officer was arrested for copying papers from the commission's systems and selling them. Group-I prelims, AE, and DAO exams were cancelled; lakhs of aspirants affected. Hyderabad SIT arrested nine including staff. Insider leaks are why youth demand independent probes.State · Northeast · WatchTripuraTripura students have protested delayed and disputed state recruitment exams alongside national NEET shocks. When papers leak in neighbouring states, fixers target NE states too. Insist on published notifications and ticket numbers on the official TPSC / education sites.State · North · WatchUttar PradeshDevotee offerings at the Ram temple triggered a national row. Opposition alleged theft and misuse running into crores (some leaders cited about ₹200 crore; that figure is alleged, not court-proven). UP SIT probed; police FIR named eight counting-unit staff; about ₹80 lakh recovered. Trust denied wrongdoing. Higher-up liability still contested. Follow court/SIT updates, not WhatsApp totals.State · North · WatchUttarakhandUttarakhand STF arrested five including a UKPSC section officer for selling patwari/accountant papers before the January 2023 test. The exam was cancelled and re-held. A later UKSSSC graduate-level test was also cancelled after pages leaked in Haridwar (2025 reporting).State · East · WatchWest BengalCBI and courts documented OMR manipulation in SSC school recruitment. Calcutta HC voided thousands of appointments; Supreme Court later stayed parts of the cancellation while probe continues. Former minister Partha Chatterjee was arrested in related ED action. This is ongoing litigation, not a closed story.