A major cyber security breach has been uncovered in the recruitment portal operated by the Department of Information Technology and Communication in Jaipur. Unauthorized changes were made to illegally withdraw the online application forms of three candidates shortlisted for the Assistant Mining Engineer 2024 recruitment process managed by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).
RPSC Deputy Director (IT) and Analyst-cum-Programmer Raghuvveer Gurjar lodged a formal complaint at the cyber police station, prompting Circle Officer Shamsher Khan to confirm that a regular criminal case has been registered and a detailed investigation has commenced.
Candidates Flag Sudden Electronic Withdrawals
The deliberate tampering came to light when Ravi Kumar, an applicant who had cleared the written exam held on May 7, 2025, received an automated text alert on December 29, 2025, at 7:32 PM stating that his application had been withdrawn upon his request. Contradicting the automated alert, Kumar stated that he had never submitted any request to pull out of the recruitment drive and immediately demanded the reinstatement of his form. On January 1, 2026, he formally emailed the commission highlighting that his application had been deleted without his knowledge.
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Commission Audit Confirms Unauthorized System Intrusion
Upon receiving the complaint, the commission launched a technical audit which revealed that the dedicated application editing or withdrawal window was completely closed on the day the automated notification was triggered. Under standard operating protocols, an applicant must log in using their personal Single Sign-On (SSO) credential and complete a verification step using a one-time password to execute a cancellation. RPSC Chief Controller of Examinations Ashutosh Gupta confirmed that a person possessing specialized technical knowledge deliberately hacked into the state recruitment system.
The RPSC officially communicated with the Department of Information Technology and Communication on February 27 and March 25, 2026, receiving formal technical updates on March 18 and May 25, 2026. The backend logs confirmed that a new system user profile was illicitly created on December 29, 2025, at 6:16 PM, which was subsequently utilized to systematically delete the online records of three shortlisted candidates.
Serious Integrity Questions Raised Over State Examinations
The First Information Report details that the unauthorized entity targeted candidates included in the provisional selection list to benefit other competitors and compromise the sanctity of the public selection system. The cyber breach has directly compromised the personal data security and privacy of the job aspirants, raising serious administrative concerns regarding the technical reliability of the state’s examination architecture. Cyber police teams are currently tracing the specific email address, SSO identity profiles, and internet protocol logs utilized during the hack to identify and apprehend the external hackers.
