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The nodal officers have been asked to furnish details such as the time when the question papers arrived at the centers and when the bundles were opened.
As part of its internal inquiry into the alleged paper leak in an exam held for recruitment of review officers and assistant review officers, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has reportedly sought reports from nodal officers of all 2,387 centres (in 58 districts of U.P) where the exam was held.
The nodal officers have been asked to furnish details such as the time when the question papers arrived at the centers and when the bundles were opened.
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As per sources in the UPPSC, aspirants claim that the answer key of questions in both shifts had been doing the rounds on social media an hour before the exam. The first key that went viral had only half the answers correct. The other key had only correct answers, the sources added.
The UPPSC said that if the question papers were leaked at the printing press where they were printed, it reached the aspirants a day before the examination. On the basis of these facts, UPPSC officials are of the opinion that if there was some truth in paper leak allegations then it could be possible only at some examination centre.
Meanwhile, students preparing for competitive examinations continued staging protests alleging paper leak of RO/ARO examination. The students staged road blockade and took out a march demanding re-examination of RO/ARO recruitment.
Around 11 am, students started assembling outside the UPPSC. Suspecting a ruckus, all gates of the commission were closed and police barricaded all routes towards the premises.
The examination was conducted in 58 districts of UP
However, no concrete evidence has emerged that the paper came out of the examination center level. Both the papers that went viral reached millions of mobile phones, so it will take time to find the root of it. RO/ARO preliminary examination was conducted in 2387 centers in 58 districts of the state. In such a situation, the Commission is investigating each centre. Sources say that for this, reports have been sought from nodal officers of all 58 districts.
They have been asked at what time the paper reached which center and when the bundle of paper was opened. CCTV footage of this entire process has also been sought. Keeping the question papers safe in the treasury, getting them taken out from there and taking them to the examination centers is the responsibility of the local administration and the Commission has no role in this, hence the local administration of all 58 districts is also being contacted so that the report is received soon. And the investigation reached some conclusion.
