Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Odisha Commission Advances Police Recruitment After Paper Leak Delay
Odisha planned to hold a police recruitment exam, but the exam was cancelled after a question paper leaked.
Many people who wanted police jobs are still waiting for a new exam date.
Naveen Patnaik asked the state government to quickly announce fresh dates.
The government’s recruitment commission said it has already started hiring constables.
It also said it is working quickly to hold the Combined Police Services Examination.
The commission plans to publish more details through official channels and its website.
A separate group, the Central Bureau of Investigation, is investigating the paper leak.
Meanwhile, 336 police sub-inspectors have completed training and received appointments.
The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission has begun recruitment for constable-level posts.
The commission said it is expediting the Combined Police Services Examination-2024, whose applications have already been received.
BJD president Naveen Patnaik urged the government to announce fresh examination dates after the 2025 paper leak.
Patnaik accused the BJP government of delaying recruitment and creating uncertainty for thousands of aspirants.
The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the paper-leak case after the examination was cancelled for the third time.
- Who
- The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission, Naveen Patnaik, and the Odisha government are central to the issue.
- What
- The commission has begun constable recruitment and is expediting the delayed Combined Police Services Examination.
- When
- The commission issued its statement on Saturday; the examination was cancelled in 2025.
- Where
- Odisha, India.
- Why
- The examination was cancelled after a paper leak, leaving applicants waiting for a fresh examination.
Naveen Patnaik and BJD
Odisha Government and OUSSSC
Delay in the police examination
Naveen Patnaik and BJD
Naveen Patnaik says the government has wasted nearly a year for thousands of aspirants and should immediately issue a notification and organise the examination.
Odisha Government and OUSSSC
The Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission says priority steps are being taken to expedite the examination process while protecting candidates' interests and examination integrity.
Responsibility for recruitment progress
Naveen Patnaik and BJD
Patnaik says the 336 sub-inspectors whose training was completed were recruited through a process initiated during the previous BJD government, rather than by the current BJP administration.
Odisha Government and OUSSSC
The current administration highlighted the completion of training and appointments for the 336 sub-inspectors, while the commission announced new recruitment activity for constable-level posts.
Impact on public confidence
Naveen Patnaik and BJD
Patnaik alleges that the delay is weakening young people's self-confidence and damaging trust in the fairness and transparency of government recruitment.
Odisha Government and OUSSSC
The commission says it will issue information through authorised official channels and its website, while safeguarding the sanctity of the examination process.
- Recruitment agency
- Odisha Uniformed Services Staff Selection Commission
- Constable recruitment
- The process has begun, with a detailed advertisement expected shortly.
- Delayed examination
- Combined Police Services Examination-2024 applications have already been received.
- Paper-leak investigation
- The Central Bureau of Investigation is probing the case.
- Sub-inspectors appointed
- 336 police sub-inspectors completed training and received appointments.
- Previous recruitment
- The 336 sub-inspectors were recruited in 2021, and no further sub-inspector hiring has occurred since then.