The trending concern among applicants is that the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) examination number appears to be the same for some candidates. Several candidates have reported this issue on social media after printing their examination slips, raising worries ahead of the upcoming recruitment test.
Multiple applicants confirmed seeing other candidates’ slips carrying the same exam number as theirs. While some slips belong to different paramilitary categories like NI and CD, others carry exactly the same details. One candidate said, “I printed my slip and noticed another person’s slip has the same exam number as mine.”
Initially, the assumption was that similar exam numbers might only exist across different paramilitary agencies. For example, a Civil Defence applicant might share a similar number format with an Immigration candidate, which should not normally be a problem. However, recent evidence shows that candidates within the same paramilitary service are also sharing identical numbers.
An example shows that Mr A has Exam Number: CD-2025-00000531547, and Mr B also has the same CD-2025-00000531547. CD represents Civil Defence, and the same issue has been noticed for Immigration candidates as well.
Some users have suggested that the key identifier may be the Applicant ID, which seems unique to each applicant. This could mean the identical exam numbers are caused by another system error. Although the situation is confusing, it appears to be a general issue.
As of now, the CDCFIB has not released any official statement. It might be a technical error on the portal that will be corrected soon, as exam numbers are meant to uniquely identify candidates across all states and services.
