Explainer: Key Events Leading To BPSC 70th Exam Protest

The controversy surrounding the seventieth Mixed Preliminary Examination of the Bihar Public Service Fee (BPSC) is assuming important proportions with each passing day. College students have levelled allegations of irregularities within the examination, the poor high quality of the query paper, and the similarities between the questions within the examination and mannequin papers from teaching institutes. They’re, subsequently, demanding an entire cancellation of the examination and a re-conduct of the examination.

Opposition events such because the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, CPI (M-L), and Jan Suraaj are supporting the scholars’ calls for, slamming the federal government for jeopardising the way forward for college students. BPSC has rejected these allegations, calling them “irrational” and has appealed to college students to give attention to getting ready for the principle examination.

Key developments thus far

The controversy surrounding BPSC’s seventieth Mixed Preliminary Examination, which started on December 6, 2024, continues to be a subject of debate. The commercial for this examination was launched in September 2024, and 483,000 candidates utilized, out of which 325,000 appeared for the examination.

The examination was carried out for two,031 positions, together with 200 SDMs, 136 DSPs, and different gazetted officer posts, making it one of many largest vacancies in recent times.

The preliminary examination was held on December 13, 2024, between 12 PM and a pair of PM, with candidates answering 150 questions on normal information.

Timeline of occasions:

December 6: College students raised issues about normalisation, accusing BPSC of introducing the follow. BPSC dismissed these allegations, calling them “rumours,” stating there have been no plans for normalisation.

December 13: A disturbance occurred on the Bapu Pariksha Parisar (Bapu Examination Complicated) in Patna, the place the query papers have been delayed. Because of this, BPSC determined to re-conduct the examination for 12,000 candidates from this centre on January 4, 2025.

December 18: Protests intensified on the Gardanibagh protest website, with college students demanding the entire cancellation of the examination. The protest nonetheless continues.

Irregularities alleged at different centres:

Though BPSC has acknowledged the delay in query paper distribution on the Bapu Examination Complicated in Patna, college students are alleging irregularities at different examination centres as effectively:

The Bapu examination centre in Patna, constructed by the Bihar authorities in 2023, has additionally come beneath scrutiny. Whereas the Bihar authorities claims it’s the largest examination centre within the nation, able to internet hosting 20,000 candidates directly, coordination between the BPSC, Patna District Administration, and the Bihar College Examination Board (BSEB) was reportedly poor, contributing to the delay within the examination.

In a press launch, BPSC clarified that the Bapu Examination Complicated is beneath the executive management of the BSEB, with no direct involvement from the BPSC.

Allegations concerning the query paper:

One other vital concern raised by college students is the content material of the query paper. Many college students have famous that the questions gave the impression to be on the stage of a police recruitment examination and intently matched mannequin papers offered by teaching institutes.

In response, BPSC Secretary Satyaprakash Sharma defined that the examination paper is about by an impartial panel of consultants, and if the paper was easy, the cutoff could be larger, which shouldn’t be a trigger for concern.

He acknowledged that there have been just a few similarities with teaching institute papers however downplayed their significance, stating that these questions wouldn’t assist a candidate go the examination.

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