Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) will conduct re-examination for students allotted Bapu Exam Bhavan in Patna as exam centre. “We checked the CCTV footage and found that some miscreants had tried to create ruckus in that one centre, which created trouble for some other students. Keeping this in mind, we will conduct a re-examination for the students of that one centre,” BPSC Chairman Parmar Ravi said. Manubhai said. indianexpress.com.
Manubhai said that due to the large number of applicants in the said center, it will take time to prepare for the re-examination. “There are many logistics to keep in mind, like venue, accommodation, paper setting, security and many more. So we are planning to re-conduct the exam in the second or third week of January,” he said.
He also said that the Commission will not allow all those involved in this threat to participate in any future examination. “So far, 30-40 such people have been identified and the police is working to identify more,” said the president.
Patna District Magistrate Chandrasekhar Singh said on Sunday that police have registered two FIRs in this regard so far.
What Happened in BPSC CCE Prelims Exam?
On December 13, BPSC conducted the prelims of the 70th Consolidated Combined Competitive Examination (CCE), 2024. The exam was conducted at 912 centers, out of which BPSC claims that the exam was conducted at 911 centers without any issues, and problems were noticed. At only one center – Bapu Parikasha Bhawan in Patna.
BPSC President said indianexpress.com That in an exam room, some students grabbed the question paper from the invigilator’s hands and started shouting that the exam was leaked – despite having no contact with the outside for the past hour. After this, they came out of the examination hall with envelopes containing question papers and threw them on the other side of the border to give to some people waiting outside the centre.
“Taking away question papers from invigilators and showing them to outsiders is like looting public property. Police action will be taken against these persons who are found to be acting as part of the conspiracy,” the BPSC chairman said.
BPSC conducts CCE annually to recruit Group A and B officers in various state government departments. 2,035 vacancies can be filled this year.
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