Utkal University files a police complaint over an alleged question-paper leak

Utkal University has lodged a complaint at a Bhubaneswar police station after reports that a question paper from its ongoing second-semester degree examination had circulated before the exam. The university says it learnt of this from unverified sources and could not itself confirm that a leak occurred. That is why it asked the police to trace the origin.

The examination involved

• Second-semester degree examinations, begun 12 September 2026.
• Around 300 affiliated colleges and a large body of students.
• Scheduled to conclude on 24 September.
• The paper in question was a theory examination held on Thursday.

How the papers are handled

The university sends question papers to colleges sealed and in advance, with packets opened thirty minutes before the examination begins. That procedure is the thing the investigation will test: a leak from a sealed-in-advance system points somewhere other than the examination hall.

What students want

Students have asked for a full investigation and action against anyone responsible. The controller of examinations has said the university will authenticate the source before taking further steps. Read plainly, that means no decision on re-examination until the complaint is established one way or the other.

For candidates in the middle of a paper cycle, the advice is unglamorous: keep sitting the remaining papers on schedule, keep your admit card and seat details, and watch the university's own notices rather than forwarded messages. Re-examination decisions, if any, arrive as notifications, not as screenshots.

CareerBox News Desk, reporting on the police complaint lodged by Utkal University over an alleged leak in its second-semester degree examination. Official portal: utkaluniversity.ac.in. Dates and eligibility change; confirm them on the official portal before you act.