Once again taking their demands to the streets, candidates who were ‘wrongly’ rejected in the 5th JPSC exam sat on indefinite hunger strike near Raj Bhawan.
“We demand that JPSC publishes copies of all the applicants who made it to the Mains of JPSC-V along with their names and roll numbers, so that any tampering done with marks can be brought out in the open. Their reluctance in doing this proves that the Commission is holding back proof of manipulation of marks,” said Manoj Kumar Yadav, one of the unsuccessful students.
The candidates demanded cancellation of JPSC-V examination, initiating judicial enquiry in the matter or handing it to CBI and implementing domicile policy. They even blamed JPSC of rampant discrepancies in the examination to benefit a selected few.
Commission’s step to disclose marks of Mains examination before interviews were was also criticised by the protestors for creating loopholes allowing for irregularities to occur in the examination.
“No public service commission anywhere in the country publishes marks of the Mains examination before the interviews are over, but JPSC did and issued cut-off marks accordingly,” said Visas Kumar another JPSC-V candidate who was rejected. Candidates also targeted the JPSC for publishing the results for the examination when the matter was under consideration in Jharkhand High Court.