Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 19: The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has advised the State Government to ensure free and fair competitive examinations.
The advice was tendered by the SVC in exercise of the powers vested on it under Section 8(1) (g) of the State Vigilance Commission Act, 2011 following the news item published in today’s edition of this paper titled “Paid BOPEE Centre for CET -2012 at Srinagar”.
According to sources, the State Vigilance Commission issued advice to the Government after deliberating the issue threadbare.
The Commission is stated to have informed the Government that the investigation conducted so far in the matter by the Crime Branch indicates a strong possibility of the answer key to the questions set out for competitive examination was leaked prior to the conduct of examinations, sources said.
Sources said the SVC has also intimated to the Government that with new revelations coming forth every now and then regarding alleged irregularities and malpractices in flawed procedure being adopted in conduct of competitive examinations by otherwise prestigious institutions like BOPEE, the public faith in general needs to be restored in the system.
Sources said the SVC has further intimated the Government that in view of this position it is high time for the Government and other Institutions conducting such examinations to seriously consider and act upon the suggestions made by this Commission regarding transparent and fair conduct of examinations.
To begin with, in order to repose the faith of general public in the system the Government needs to set up an infrastructure for conduct of on-line examinations well in advance so that the next entrance examination for admission to the professional courses in the State is conducted on-line. This would go a long way in ensuring free and fair examinations, the SVO has further suggested, sources added.
The SVC has informed the Government that many Central bodies are conducting on-line entrance tests all over India including test centres located in this State and there appears to be no reason why our institutions cannot adopt the same type of transparent system, sources said.
Other recommendations already communicated including videography of the entire test, screening of candidates against carrying of any wireless devices, photographic identification at the entry to the test centre etc are other measures required to be implemented to lend credibility to the entire exercise of conducting entrance tests, sources said.
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