Students Protest Against Alleged JSSC CGL Exam Paper Leak By Submitting Blank Answer Sheets

A row has broken out after several candidates who appeared in the Jharkhand Staff Service Commission Graduate Level Combined Competitive (JSSC CGL) examination on Sunday, September 22, complained about alleged tampering of question papers at some examination centres. Around 20 candidates who appeared in the examination at Saint Anthony School centre in Dhanbad protested against the question papers given to them during the examination. According to them, the papers were not fully sealed and the first page of the papers was torn.

The candidates insisted that the question papers given to them should be videotaped, and they reportedly submitted blank answer sheets.

When the concerned authorities came to know about the protest of the candidates, they rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the candidates. The centre’s head later submitted a report on the allegations made by the students, following which Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner Nancy Sahai clarified in a press conference that all the question papers provided to the candidates were completely sealed.

The state government has already come under fire after the Jharkhand High Court pulled up the government for suspending all internet services in the state during the examination.

According to information, the government has told the court that internet services will be suspended only for mobile phones and that too for a limited period. Reportedly, this is to prevent any attempt at paper leakage.

The court in its order has reprimanded the state government for suspending all internet services. “The further action of the state amounts to ignoring the September 21 order of this court, especially as the writ petition is still pending. This is a fraud on this court and a deceitful act,” the court order said.

More than 6 lakh candidates had applied for the Jharkhand CGL exam. The candidates are now waiting for the answer key and result. While there is no official information about the release of the answer key and result, it is expected that they will be released by the end of this month.