TNPSC aspirants want previous exams probed
Trainers Call For A More Secure Exam System
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:27.01.2020
After the busting of a major scam in the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s Group IV exam, many candidates said such malpractices have been going on for years and demanded that earlier exams conducted by the commission be investigated.
On Friday, TNPSC suspended 99 candidates for life for resorting to malpractices in the Group IV exam held on September 1, 2019, after finding that answer sheets of 52 candidates who appeared from Rameswaram and Keelakarai centres in Ramanathapuram district were shaded after the exam. Agents supplied candidates pens with special ink which would disappear after a few hours to enable them to shade correct responses in OMR sheets later. Of 52 candidates, 39 ranked within the top 100.
In the 2017 Group II-A exam, some candidates alleged, the topper answered 191 of 200 questions correctly and got 286.5 out of 300 marks, appearing from a centre in Ramanathapuram district. A few other toppers also wrote from Rameswaram and Keelakarai, they alleged.
Karthikeyan, who has been preparing for competitive exams for last three years, said such malpractices prevented genuine candidates from getting jobs. “I narrowly missed appointment as the candidates with same marks got preference. I am a post-graduate and I cannot make any more attempts to enter government service...,” he said.
Radian IAS Academy founder R Rajaboopathy said the scam was busted because the agents tried to be too smart. “Nearly 40 toppers from just two centres is impossible. Had they guessed the cut-off marks and given just above the cut-off marks the scam would have gone unnoticed,” he said.
He said scamsters were targeting recruitment based only on exams like Group IV and Group II-A. “By introducing multiple stage exams and strengthening security at exam centres, such scams can be prevented.”
U Sivabalan, academic head (TNPSC exams), Shankar IAS Academy, said many previous exams could have also been manipulated. “TNPSC should release names of the 99 candidates and should probe previous exams for malpractices. The racket could have influenced even Group I, Group II exams (multiple stage exams). It should consider moving from OMR sheets to online tests to prevent scams.”
Trainers Call For A More Secure Exam System
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:27.01.2020
After the busting of a major scam in the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission’s Group IV exam, many candidates said such malpractices have been going on for years and demanded that earlier exams conducted by the commission be investigated.
On Friday, TNPSC suspended 99 candidates for life for resorting to malpractices in the Group IV exam held on September 1, 2019, after finding that answer sheets of 52 candidates who appeared from Rameswaram and Keelakarai centres in Ramanathapuram district were shaded after the exam. Agents supplied candidates pens with special ink which would disappear after a few hours to enable them to shade correct responses in OMR sheets later. Of 52 candidates, 39 ranked within the top 100.
In the 2017 Group II-A exam, some candidates alleged, the topper answered 191 of 200 questions correctly and got 286.5 out of 300 marks, appearing from a centre in Ramanathapuram district. A few other toppers also wrote from Rameswaram and Keelakarai, they alleged.
Karthikeyan, who has been preparing for competitive exams for last three years, said such malpractices prevented genuine candidates from getting jobs. “I narrowly missed appointment as the candidates with same marks got preference. I am a post-graduate and I cannot make any more attempts to enter government service...,” he said.
Radian IAS Academy founder R Rajaboopathy said the scam was busted because the agents tried to be too smart. “Nearly 40 toppers from just two centres is impossible. Had they guessed the cut-off marks and given just above the cut-off marks the scam would have gone unnoticed,” he said.
He said scamsters were targeting recruitment based only on exams like Group IV and Group II-A. “By introducing multiple stage exams and strengthening security at exam centres, such scams can be prevented.”
U Sivabalan, academic head (TNPSC exams), Shankar IAS Academy, said many previous exams could have also been manipulated. “TNPSC should release names of the 99 candidates and should probe previous exams for malpractices. The racket could have influenced even Group I, Group II exams (multiple stage exams). It should consider moving from OMR sheets to online tests to prevent scams.”
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