Overview
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the cancellation on January 7 and warned of strict action against those involved in misconduct.
- The STF probe found a question-paper leak and a cheating racket tied to the April 16–17, 2025 examination held under Advertisement No. 51.
- Three men — Mehboob Ali, Baijnath Pal and Vinay Pal — were arrested on April 20, and an FIR was filed at Vibhuti Khand police station under BNS provisions.
- Investigators say Mehboob Ali, then the confidential assistant to UPESSC chair Kirti Pandey, confessed to accessing moderated papers, a claim they report corroborating through data analysis; Pandey resigned in September 2025.
- UPESSC has been ordered to re-conduct the test with greater transparency, keeping existing applications valid for 1,017 posts that drew about 1.14 lakh candidates, with revised dates to be announced.