iStockAfter the NEET-NET fiasco, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has implemented significant changes to its recruitment examinations, including using bar codes instead of series on answer copies and printing different sets of question papers from various facilities, reported The Times of India quoting sources.
These measures aim to eliminate loopholes and prevent cheating.
The decision on which set to distribute will be made just five hours before the exam, it added.
Multiple series within each set will feature questions in different serial numbers to further reduce the possibility of cheating.
Previously, UPPSC prepared the question booklet in four series and released a series-wise answer key after the preliminary exam. For the first time, the commission used a bar code system instead of series in the question booklet during the recent assistant town planner preliminary examination.
"Candidates have to submit their objections in the prescribed format by 5 pm on any working day on July 10 by post or at the commission’s counter," Harsh Dev Pandey, the commission’s examination controller, told ToI.
If candidates have objections regarding the released questions and answers, they must write the complete question on the prescribed format, mentioning the serial number of the question in the question booklet alongside their proposed answer.
Additionally, a government order stipulates that if more than 5 lakh candidates appear for any recruitment, the examination should be conducted in two shifts.
On March 2, UPPSC had to cancel the preliminary exam for recruiting review officers and assistant review officers due to reports of a paper leak. In June, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) uncovered that a gang of six members was responsible for leaking a question paper from a printing press in Bhopal. Rajeev Nayan Mishra, previously involved in leaking UP Police recruitment papers, was found residing in Bhopal during that period and was subsequently arrested.
These measures by the UPPSC reflect a commitment to ensuring the integrity and fairness of its recruitment process, addressing past incidents of malpractice, and improving the examination environment for candidates.
These measures aim to eliminate loopholes and prevent cheating.
The decision on which set to distribute will be made just five hours before the exam, it added.
Multiple series within each set will feature questions in different serial numbers to further reduce the possibility of cheating.
Previously, UPPSC prepared the question booklet in four series and released a series-wise answer key after the preliminary exam. For the first time, the commission used a bar code system instead of series in the question booklet during the recent assistant town planner preliminary examination.
"Candidates have to submit their objections in the prescribed format by 5 pm on any working day on July 10 by post or at the commission’s counter," Harsh Dev Pandey, the commission’s examination controller, told ToI.
If candidates have objections regarding the released questions and answers, they must write the complete question on the prescribed format, mentioning the serial number of the question in the question booklet alongside their proposed answer.
Additionally, a government order stipulates that if more than 5 lakh candidates appear for any recruitment, the examination should be conducted in two shifts.
On March 2, UPPSC had to cancel the preliminary exam for recruiting review officers and assistant review officers due to reports of a paper leak. In June, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) uncovered that a gang of six members was responsible for leaking a question paper from a printing press in Bhopal. Rajeev Nayan Mishra, previously involved in leaking UP Police recruitment papers, was found residing in Bhopal during that period and was subsequently arrested.
These measures by the UPPSC reflect a commitment to ensuring the integrity and fairness of its recruitment process, addressing past incidents of malpractice, and improving the examination environment for candidates.
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