CBI to probe irregularities in Manipur Civil Services exams

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, February 3

The CBI has registered a case against unidentified officials to investigate alleged irregularities in conducting the Civil Services Mains examination in Manipur for 2016 conducted by the state public service commission.

Officials in the CBI said, the agency had registered the case against unidentified officials of the Manipur Public Service Commission (MPSC) on the orders of the Manipur High Court.

They said, Combined Competitive Examination (CSCCE), 2016 in the state was held to fill 62 posts of the Manipur Civil Services, Manipur Police Services and allied services. The High Court in October last year had quashed the examination after several aspirants approached it alleging irregularities in the selection process and also ordered an investigation into it by the CBI.

The order was then upheld by the Supreme Court in November last year which told the agency to conduct a time-bound investigation.

The committee looking into the alleged irregularities had found serious lapses such as missing signatures of examiners on answer sheets, alteration of numbers scored, non-appointment of controller of examination, absence of procedure for the evaluation and tabulation of answer sheets, among others, the officials said.