Probe ‘errors’ in KAS (Mains) results: Candidates

Tribune News Service

Jammu, December 11

Alleging mass irregularities in the recently announced results of the KAS (Mains) exam by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC), a large number of aggrieved candidates on Tuesday staged a protest and demanded a judicial probe into the matter.

They assembled outside the main gate of Jammu University and raised slogans. They have been protesting since the KAS (Mains) results were announced by the commission on December 4.

They alleged that the recent results were “full of errors and scam” because many deserving and meritorious candidates were ousted while undeserving ones were selected for interview.

“As per the recent statement by the chairman of the JKPSC, the commission has adopted digital checking. This methodology is full of errors and many deserving candidates, despite performing well, are not shortlisted,” alleged a protester.

“How can the commission arbitrarily adopt digital checking even when the UPSC doesn’t adopt a similar approach?” he said.

The aspirants said it had already been proven in high courts and the Supreme Court that there were high chances of error if the papers were digitally evaluated.

“Around 65,600 answersheets were evaluated via digital checking. The candidates have alleged that without any expertise, infrastructure and resources, the JKPSC claimed that its methodology of digital checking had no errors,” said a protester.