Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Chhattisgarh University Cancels Exam After Third Paper Leak
Indira Gandhi Agriculture University has cancelled an exam because its question paper was shared before the test.
This is reportedly the third paper leak connected to the university in about three weeks.
The leaked paper was circulated as three PDF files.
The university plans to hold the exam again in September.
It also plans to file a police complaint.
Two earlier leaked exams were already cancelled and rescheduled.
Police investigating those cases arrested a professor and six students.
Congress is asking for a larger investigation into all the leaks.
Indira Gandhi Agriculture University cancelled the first-year B.Sc. Agriculture Fundamentals of Genetics exam after reports that its paper circulated before the test.
The university said the paper was leaked in three viral PDF parts, reportedly reaching some candidates hours before the examination.
The exam is scheduled to be held again in the second week of September 2026.
The university plans to file a police complaint over the latest leak, according to sources.
The Opposition Congress has demanded a CBI probe after two earlier leaks led to arrests of a professor and six students.
- Who
- Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, its students, the Opposition Congress, and people investigated in earlier leaks.
- What
- The university cancelled the first-year B.Sc. Agriculture Fundamentals of Genetics examination after reports that its question paper was leaked.
- When
- The article identifies the exam as having been conducted on August 19, 2026, but elsewhere says it began at 10 a.m. on August 30; the university plans to reschedule it in the second week of September 2026.
- Where
- Indira Gandhi Agriculture University in Raipur, Chhattisgarh; the earlier arrests involved Bhartiya Agriculture College in Durg.
- Why
- The question paper reportedly circulated among some candidates before the examination.
Calls for Independent Investigation
University Administrative Response
Scope of the investigation
Calls for Independent Investigation
The Opposition Congress has demanded a CBI probe into the series of paper leaks involving the university.
University Administrative Response
The university has announced cancellation and rescheduling of the affected exam and plans to file an FIR concerning the latest leak.
Handling of the examination
Calls for Independent Investigation
The repeated leaks have triggered uproar and prompted demands for stronger accountability.
University Administrative Response
The university has treated the latest incident as an administrative matter in its cancellation circular while arranging a new examination.
- University
- Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, a Chhattisgarh government-run institution
- Affected exam
- First-year B.Sc. Agriculture, Fundamentals of Genetics, paper APB 5125
- Reported leak timing
- The paper allegedly circulated about five hours before the examination
- Rescheduled date
- Second week of September 2026
- Earlier cancelled exams
- Agriculture Entomology and Plant Pathology papers
- Earlier arrests
- A professor and six students
- Planned action
- The university is expected to file an FIR over the latest incident