Bihar Public Service Commission’s measures now include control centres, strongrooms, trucks with digital locks and more. But they have done little to stem the tide of leaks.
Kishor was on an indefinite hunger strike since 2 January in support of protesting BPSC aspirants demanding cancellation of the preliminary exam held in December over alleged paper leak.
Protests flare up across the state as student organisations & political party workers disrupt road, rail travel. A delegation of aspirants met Bihar chief secretary Monday.
BPSC, while dismissing protesters’ allegations of a widespread question paper leak as a ‘rumour’, has ordered re-exam for those who appeared for exam at Bapu Nagar center in Patna.
Bihar Public Service Commission aspirants are demanding more time to fill forms, citing server issues, and a rethink on distance between centres. Police term the protests 'illegal'.
Nitish Kumar scrapped the teacher recruitment system he himself had introduced in 2006. Those who cleared Bihar STET and were waiting for appointment letters will have to sit for BPSC exam now.
The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is precisely the reason why the Union govt must not conduct centralised entrance tests for admission to UG courses in medicine (NEET-UG & PG) or general arts and science streams (CUET).
Bihar has mastered the art of paper leaks and every single paper gets leaked. This is the primary reason why Biharis corner most seats in UPSC examinations. Any national level exam, either for higher studies or employment, gives Bihar an unfair advantage over others. Paper leaks result in Biharis scoring more marks than others and gobbling up seats everywhere.
The Union govt must leave this responsibility to states. Of course, Bihar cannot leak a paper in tests conducted by Tamil Nadu officials, Delegating the authority to conduct entrance tests to the states will substantially lessen the impact of Bihar paper leak mafia.
This is precisely the reason why the Union govt must not conduct centralised entrance tests for admission to UG courses in medicine (NEET-UG & PG) or general arts and science streams (CUET).
Bihar has mastered the art of paper leaks and every single paper gets leaked. This is the primary reason why Biharis corner most seats in UPSC examinations. Any national level exam, either for higher studies or employment, gives Bihar an unfair advantage over others. Paper leaks result in Biharis scoring more marks than others and gobbling up seats everywhere.
The Union govt must leave this responsibility to states. Of course, Bihar cannot leak a paper in tests conducted by Tamil Nadu officials, Delegating the authority to conduct entrance tests to the states will substantially lessen the impact of Bihar paper leak mafia.