Vigilance department Summons Examiners in JPSC Recruitment Scam

Ranchi, Dec. 28: More than 50 examiners engaged in correcting answer paper of the second civil services examinations conducted by Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) during 2007-2
008 have been summoned by the state vigilance bureau for investigation.

They have been asked to present themselves against the proved allegation of altering the marks by inflating the actual marks of the applicants.

“All examiners of the second civil services examinations have been summoned for interrogation,” M.V. Rao, IG vigilance told the media. “We intend to unearth concrete evidence against many successful candidates who resorted to unfair means to clear the exams,” he added.

The vigilance bureau has already submitted its final report to the state government four month ago in which they said that most of the recruitment done through 2nd JPSC examination was faulty. The report contains detailed description of all the unfair means adopted by JPSC in connivance with examiners, experts and favored candidates. Whilst in many cases marks were inflated, there were cases where marks were slashed of eligible candidates.

According to vigilance sleuths, examiners engaged to evaluate answer copies of the second civil services exams hold the key to the appointments scam. IG vigilance further added the bureau would begin gathering fresh evidence in course of interrogation.

The summoned people were lecturers of Banaras Hindu University, UP College, DAV College and Harishchandra College, all located in Varanasi.     

 JPSC consistently recruited experts from colleges in UP to carry out the task of evaluation, tabulation, question preparation and final publication of results of the civil services exams conducted by them.

As many as 46,700 candidates were appeared in the PT exams of the JPSC second civil services exams in 2007 out of which 12,300 candidates were written the mains exams. Finally, 177 candidates were declared successful by JPSC by adopting unfair means. 

Earlier the state government terminated the services of 19 officials, all friends and relatives of politicians, bureaucrats and former JPSC members after a probe established interpolations and fraud in the marks awarded. However the termination orders were later revoked by high court on the grounds that the candidates were not given opportunity to be heard but latter double bench quashed the decision and directly issue the show cause notice to all selected officers in JPSC 2nd civil service examination.

The state government has always initiated steps to nail all favored candidates by not taking any action against culprits it is quite unfortunate that those illegally appointed officers are still on government duty.

Despite the final report submitted by the investigative agency to the state government four months stated the detailed description of scam but government is sitting over them that are why judiciary intervened in the matter and directly issued the notice to the candidates bypassing the government.