Complaints have started pouring in over the results of Patwari selection exam here.
The candidates alleging nepotism in selection process handed over a memorandum to the District Collector for cancelling the results here on Thursday. The results of Patwari exams were released on May 30. Soon after allegations were raised that results were not declared in a transparent manner.
The candidates who had appeared in the exam informed that in several cases siblings from same family were selected for the post. Besides the daughter of a member of the selection committee was also among those selected candidates. They have also expressed suspicions over high scoring by some candidates who did not perform well in the last exam.
Allegations were also levelled that the questions to be asked in exam were reportedly leaked the night before the exam. A delegation of the candidates met the district Collector Niranjan Das and handed him over a memorandum demanding cancelling of the results.
When contacted , the district Collector assured that an inquiry will be conducted over the allegation. Based on the findings of the inquiry, action will be taken as per the law, he said.