Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Probability Test Flags 14 KPSC Veterinary Exam Top Rankers
Investigators are examining a test for hiring veterinary doctors in Karnataka.
They believe some exam questions were given to candidates before the test.
Fourteen people who ranked near the top had very similar patterns of right and wrong answers.
Investigators say this pattern is unlikely to happen by chance.
Ten of those candidates reportedly admitted paying for the questions.
Four others have not admitted receiving them but remain under investigation.
A KPSC official and an alleged middleman were arrested in connection with the case.
The exam results were held back while the investigation continued.
The High Court discussed the evidence during a bail hearing.
A Karnataka CID probability test found unusually matching correct and wrong answers among 14 top rankers in two January 9 veterinary recruitment exams.
Investigators said the test indicated a 99 percent chance that the 14 candidates had received questions before the exams.
Ten of the 14 candidates reportedly confessed to paying for leaked questions and became approvers, while four remain under investigation without confessing.
The alleged leak involved KPSC exam controller Gynanendra Kumar Gangwar and middleman Basavaraj Kannale, who allegedly collected money from aspirants.
The KPSC withheld results after allegations involving 400 vacancies; the Karnataka High Court reviewed the test findings during a candidate’s anticipatory-bail plea.
- Who
- Karnataka CID investigators, 14 top-ranked veterinary exam candidates, KPSC official Gynanendra Kumar Gangwar, and alleged middleman Basavaraj Kannale.
- What
- A probability analysis allegedly linked 14 top rankers to questions leaked before Karnataka Public Service Commission veterinary recruitment exams.
- When
- The exams were held on January 9; investigators said questions were leaked on January 7, with related allegations involving January 8 and 9.
- Where
- Karnataka, with the findings also discussed in the Karnataka High Court.
- Why
- Investigators are probing allegations that candidates paid for advance access to questions in an exam for 400 veterinary-doctor vacancies.
Investigators and Prosecution
Candidates and Legal Challenges
Meaning of matching answers
Investigators and Prosecution
The CID and prosecution say identical correct and incorrect answers across multiple candidates indicate that questions were obtained in advance, with some results reaching a 100 percent match.
Candidates and Legal Challenges
Four of the 14 candidates have not confessed, and the evidence is being examined through investigation and court proceedings rather than established convictions.
Treatment of candidates
Investigators and Prosecution
Ten candidates who confessed were made approvers and were not arrested, according to the prosecution’s submissions.
Candidates and Legal Challenges
The High Court questioned why the third-rank candidate had not been arrested even though she was not treated as an approver, highlighting a dispute over investigative treatment.
Investigation structure
Investigators and Prosecution
The High Court ordered a Special Investigation Team to examine the veterinary recruitment case and another KPSC recruitment matter.
Candidates and Legal Challenges
The Congress-ruled Karnataka government challenged that order in the Supreme Court, arguing that the SIT officers were selected without consulting the government.
- Exams
- General proficiency and specialised veterinary science papers were held on January 9.
- Candidates flagged
- Fourteen top rankers across the main and backlog categories were identified through the probability analysis.
- Statistical findings
- The test found a 99.9 percent match in answer patterns and a 99 percent chance of leaked-question access, according to sources.
- Reported admissions
- Ten candidates reportedly confessed to paying for leaked questions and became approvers.
- Recruitment scale
- About 1,400 candidates appeared for 400 vacancies; 329 were selected, including 56 backlog and 273 main-category candidates.
- Alleged payments
- The CID said at least 11 candidates paid a combined Rs 1.52 crore to alleged middleman Basavaraj Kannale.
- Legal action
- Gynanendra Kumar Gangwar and Basavaraj Kannale were arrested; the KPSC withheld the recruitment results.