UP govt cancels Assistant Professor exam held in April 2025 over irregularities

The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to cancel the assistant professor examination held under advertisement number 51 by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, Prayagraj, in April 2025.

According to a press release, issued by the UP’s information department, the decision has been taken by the chief minister Yogi Adityanath in the interest of safeguarding the future of candidates.

The release said the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission has been directed to conduct the examination afresh at the earliest, ensuring complete fairness, transparency, and integrity.


“The Uttar Pradesh government remains firmly committed to ensuring that all recruitment and selection processes in the state are conducted in a free, fair, transparent, and integrity-driven manner,” the release mentioned.

According to the release, in line with this commitment, the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh, while gathering intelligence on cheating syndicates, received inputs regarding irregularities, malpractice, and illegal extortion linked to the Assistant Professor examination held under Advertisement No. 51 by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission, Prayagraj, in April 2025.

Taking cognizance of the gravity of the matter, CM Yogi ordered a confidential inquiry. Acting on credible inputs, the STF on April 20, 2025, arrested three accused, Mehboob Ali, Baijnath Pal, and Vinay Pal, who were part of a gang involved in preparing fake question papers for the Assistant Professor examination conducted on April 16 and 17, 2025, the release mentioned. The arrests were made on charges of examination rigging and extortion.

In this connection, the UP STF registered a case (FIR No. 144/25, Sections 112, 308(5), 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023) at Vibhutikhand Police Station, Lucknow.

To ensure the impartiality and confidentiality of the probe, the then Chairperson of the Commission was asked to resign, as the prime accused, Mehboob Ali, served as the confidential assistant to the outgoing Chairperson, the release said.