Overview
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the annulment and directed the UP Education Service Selection Commission to hold a fresh, time-bound test with stronger safeguards.
- Applicants will not need to submit new forms, and the commission will announce revised examination dates.
- The STF arrested Mehboob Ali, Baijnath Pal and Vinay Pal on April 20, 2025, and an FIR was registered at Vibhuti Khand police station in Lucknow.
- Investigators say Mehboob Ali accessed moderated question papers and sold them to candidates, a claim corroborated through mobile-data analysis and cross-checks that identified additional suspects.
- UPESSC chair Kirti Pandey resigned in September because one accused was her confidential assistant, and former DGP Prashant Kumar took over as chair in December.