More than fifty KAS candidates miss exam after last-minute hall ticket distribution by KPSC: Report
Bengaluru: Over 50 candidates slated to appear for the Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) mains exam were unable to take the test on Saturday following a last-minute and poorly communicated hall ticket distribution process by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC).
The candidates are now demanding the state government and the High Court of Karnataka to intervene and ensure justice to them, as reported by The New Indian Express on Sunday.
The confusion began after the Karnataka High Court allowed around 120 aspirants—previously left out because of some confusion in the Kannada translation of a question paper for the preliminary exam—to appear for the mains. Acting on the court’s directive, the KPSC instructed these candidates to submit their applications and fees by 3:00 p.m. on May 2 and collect their hall tickets in person from its Bengaluru office at 5:30 p.m. the same day.
However, the KPSC issued a fresh notification at 9:40 p.m. on Friday—just hours before the exam—stating that hall tickets would be available only until 12:00 a.m. With the exam scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, this sudden change caused significant confusion and distress among candidates, the report added.
Several candidates rushed to the KPSC office, only to be stopped at the gate. When they protested, the police reportedly resorted to a lathicharge to control the crowd. Despite this, candidates continued to protest until they were allowed entry to collect their hall tickets one by one—some staying at the KPSC office until as late as 4:00 a.m.
While KPSC maintained that it complied with the court’s order, candidates argued that the last-minute communication and lack of clarity were unfair and exclusionary. They also questioned why only a limited group of candidates—those part of the court petition—were allowed to appear, despite over 5,000 aspirants having raised concerns. “There are 65,000 Kannada-medium candidates. If only a few are helped, is that the social justice promised by the chief minister?” TNIE quoted one candidate as saying.
Meanwhile, several candidates requested the governor to stop the exam immediately to prevent injustice to them. Additionally, allegations of bias and result manipulation have also surfaced. A candidate from Bidar accused the commission of intentionally manipulating the process to favour certain candidates. “If KSEAB can conduct SSLC and PU exams smoothly, why can't KPSC? Unless there’s something to hide,” he remarked.
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Five teachers suspended for facilitating mass copying during Class 12 exam in Beed
Beed (PTI): Five teachers, who were caught allegedly facilitating large-scale copying during an HSC (Class 12) examination paper at a centre in Maharashtra's Beed district, have been suspended, an official said on Tuesday.
The police had registered a first information report (FIR) against 17 teachers after a drone camera exposed large-scale copying on February 10, the first day of the Class 12 exams conducted by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, at Centre 224 in Chousala.
Drone-mounted surveillance cameras deployed by the authorities captured supervisors in 16 examination halls, not only failing to prevent copying but also allegedly helping students cheat openly.
The official said five teachers from Bhalchandra Vidyalaya in Limbaganesh have been suspended in connection with the malpractice, and 12 from three other schools and junior colleges are under investigation and may face suspension as the probe widens.
After learning about the February 10 incident, Beed Collector Vivek Johnson ordered strict action against those responsible for the lapse.
Accordingly, an FIR was registered against 17 teachers, including the chief conductor of the exam centre, at Neknoor police station and charges under the Maharashtra Universities, Boards and Other Specified Examinations (Prevention of Malpractices) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were invoked.
The Education Department subsequently directed the concerned institutions to suspend the implicated staff.
