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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Bihar BPSC Exam Scam: Mafia Hacked Biometric System to Plant Proxy Candidates, 37 Arrested So Far",
  "summary": "In Bihar, exam mafia breached the biometric verification system used in BPSC recruitment exams, including the AEDO test, to seat proxy candidates in place of genuine aspirants. The Economic Offences Unit's probe has found evidence of officers' complicity, with 37 people arrested to date.",
  "content": "The Mafia Turned the Biometric Shield Into Its Own Weapon\nThe credibility of government recruitment exams in Bihar has taken a serious hit. The biometric verification process — long treated as the most reliable barrier against cheating and impersonation — was turned into a tool by the very people it was meant to stop. In exams held by the Bihar Public Service Commission, the paper-leak mafia hacked this system and arranged to seat proxy candidates in place of real students. Working hand in glove with the agency conducting the exams, they swapped the biometrics of proxy candidates so the records showed up under the genuine candidates' names. So far, 37 people have been put behind bars in connection with the case.\n\nA Jaipur Firm and BPSC Officers Working in Collusion\nAccording to Manvjit Singh Dhillon of the Economic Offences Unit, the biometric verification contract had been awarded to a Jaipur-based company, and it was this firm that pulled off the rigging together with BPSC officers. What stands out is that neither the company's staff followed the Commission's rules, nor did the responsible officials bother to scrutinise their work. The probe has surfaced direct evidence of officers' complicity — and when the gatekeepers themselves join hands with criminals, trust in the entire system collapses.\n\nBPSC is regarded as Bihar's biggest and most prestigious examination. It is by clearing this very test that aspirants go on to become senior officers in the state government. A breach at this level is therefore deeply alarming.\n\nHow the Whole Racket Came Apart\nDhillon said the company handling biometrics deployed people with dubious backgrounds as examiners. Several of them had earlier been arrested over paper leaks and other malpractices. The firm failed to meet even a single condition of the contract, and during the exam process the officers in charge did not cross-check its work either. The result: complaints poured in, ranging from paper leaks to someone sitting the exam in place of an actual candidate. It was on the back of these complaints that the investigation began, and the truth came out piece by piece.\n\n11 Lakh Aspirants for Just 935 Posts\nThe Economic Offences Unit shared the progress of its probe into this year's exam irregularities at a press conference. Dhillon explained that BPSC held the exam for a total of 935 posts of Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) in three phases between 14 April and 21 April — an exam that was later cancelled. FIRs over irregularities and misconduct were lodged in 5 districts. Notably, this AEDO vacancy, which falls under the Education Department, had come up in Bihar for the first time, and 11 lakh candidates filled out forms for it.\n\nTo grasp the scale: the application fee was just Rs 100. The sheer volume of applications is precisely why BPSC had to split the test into three phases — the first on 14-15 April, the second on 17-18 April and the third on 20-21 April. A total of 746 exam centres were set up across all 38 districts of the state for it.\n\nCases in Five Districts, 35 Accused in Jail\nDhillon said five cases tied to rigging and misconduct in the Assistant Education Development Officer (AEDO) Competitive Examination-2026 were registered in Munger, Nalanda, Vaishali, Begusarai and Nawada. The Economic Offences Unit took over the investigation and, across these five cases, arrested 35 accused and sent them to judicial custody.\n\nThe Same Playbook in a Second Exam\nThe malpractice was not limited to AEDO. Misconduct also surfaced in another BPSC exam — the Assistant Public Sanitation and Waste Management Officer Competitive Examination-2026, held on 23 April. A case in this matter was registered at Srikrishnapuri police station in Patna, and the EOU arrested two accused. The agency says the modus operandi in both exams was almost identical, making the role of an organised network unmistakable.\n\nSai Educare Staff Found at the Heart of It\nThe probe found that several employees of Jaipur-based M/s Sai Educare Private Limited, which handled biometric verification, were involved in the rigging. According to the EOU, the company's district coordinator, supervisor and several biometric operators have been arrested. Those nabbed include staff posted in Munger, Nalanda, Patna, Banka and Lakhisarai.\n\nAnswer Keys Sold for Money, Answers Fed via Bluetooth\nInvestigators found that some biometric staff were taking money to pass answer keys to examinees and were in constant touch with the exam mafia. Dhillon said multiple terms of the agreement between BPSC and the biometric company were found to have been violated. Strikingly, several biometric coordinators and operators were themselves AEDO candidates, and despite criminal records, no verification was carried out on them.\n\nStaff who had previously been accused of exam irregularities were handed responsibilities yet again. At the last minute, people whose names did not even appear on the list provided to the Commission were deployed. It was on the basis of these facts that the decision was taken to blacklist the company. During the probe, it also emerged that answers were being supplied to candidates in Begusarai, Chapra and Nalanda through Bluetooth and other electronic devices.\n\nECIL's Jammer Staff Also Under the Scanner\nThe EOU said the role and working methods of staff linked to ECIL — which was installing jammers at the exam centres — are also being investigated. The inquiry has thrown up several serious lapses. According to Dhillon, the AEDO and Assistant Public Sanitation and Waste Management Officer exam scams have revealed entirely new methods of committing the crime.\n\nSpecial Cell Set Up, Helpline Number Issued\nTo prevent rigging of any kind in future competitive exams, the Economic Offences Unit has formed a Special Cell. This cell will keep watch on the activities of the exam mafia and the current movements of past accused, gather intelligence, and monitor major exams such as the NEET UG re-examination and constable recruitment. To collect tips from the public, the EOU has also issued a helpline number, 9031829067, and an email, digcou-bih@gov.in.\n\nWhat this means for you\nWhat this means for you:\n\n• Across India: A breach reaching the biometric layer itself shows how exposed honest aspirants' hard work is, and it will sharpen demands for stricter monitoring and verification in upcoming high-stakes exams.\n• In Bihar: With the AEDO exam cancelled, the 11 lakh candidates who applied for the 935 posts may have to sit the test again, and the EOU's helpline 9031829067 and email digcou-bih@gov.in are available to report irregularities.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/bihar/bihar-men-bpsc-pariksha-ka-bara-pharjivara-bayometrika-sistama-haika-kara-proksi-266",
  "category": "Bihar",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-13",
  "tags": [
    "BPSC exam scam",
    "AEDO exam",
    "biometric fraud",
    "paper leak mafia",
    "Economic Offences Unit",
    "Sai Educare",
    "Bihar recruitment exam",
    "proxy candidate"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}