The Staff Selection Commission has declared an additional result of the Multi Tasking (Non-Technical) Staff, and Havaldar (CBIC & CBN) Examination, 2025, shortlisting 542 more candidates for the Havaldar PET/PST. But there is a catch that makes this result unlike a normal supplementary list: every one of the 542 candidatures stands withheld.
The story behind the 542
When the Commission declared the Havaldar CBE result on 3 August 2026 — 8,071 candidates shortlisted for PET/PST — it refused to process the results of 727 candidates for suspected malpractice in the computer-based examination, invoking Para 20 of the Notice of Examination.
Some of those candidates went to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench. The CAT granted partial relief, and in implementing it the Commission has now processed all 727 results. The outcome:
| Of the 727 unprocessed candidates | Count | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shortlisted for Havaldar PET/PST | 542 | Candidature withheld — suspicious activities/malpractices |
| Shortlisted but in sealed cover | 15 | Pending police investigation |
| Not shortlisted | 170 | — |
In other words, clearing the cut-off has not cleared anybody's name. The 542 may appear in the PET/PST, but their candidature survives only if the malpractice cloud lifts; the 15 sealed-cover candidates (roll numbers 525270003112, 525270004198, 525270004738, 525270005702, 525270007221, 525270007899, 525270008072, 525270008265, 525270008275, 525270008280, 525270008299, 525270008311, 525270018335, 525270019620, 525270043303) wait on police investigations.
What this changes — and what it does not
- The original 3 August 2026 write-up and all its terms remain unchanged — this notice only adds the 542 (withheld) and 15 (sealed cover) to the PET/PST pool of 8,071.
- For candidates already in the 3 August list, nothing moves: the PET/PST shortlist for Havaldar simply grows at the margin, and the withheld status means the practical competition may grow far less than 542.
- For the 542, appearing in the PET/PST is participation without promise — the same formula SSC uses for sub-judice candidates in other examinations.
The additional-result write-up of 7 October 2026 and the roll-number list of the 542 shortlisted-but-withheld candidates are mirrored below.