The Central Selection Board of Constables (CSBC) on Tuesday decided to cancel the Bihar constable recruitment examination, which was held on 1 October. The cancellation of the examination has come as a major blow to lakhs of candidates who had worked hard for the examination.
The board has decided to cancel the written examination for both the shifts. Talking about the cancellation on 2 October, Board President A K Singhal said that he had received a lot of complaints regarding irregularities in the examination. "After a thorough examination, it was prima facie found that a conspiracy was hatched by a gang. Due to this the examination's sanctity was lost which led to cancellation of the 1 October examination. Further the examinations scheduled on 7 and 15 October have also been postponed until further notice," he added.
The decision follows the arrest of several individuals, commonly referred to as "Munna Bhais," from various districts of Bihar. These arrests were made in connection with the recovery of answer keys.
The recruitment notification was released for a total of 21,391 constable posts in the state. The examinations were conducted in two shifts, in which lakhs of aspirants had appeared.