The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) has cancelled the Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) conducted on July 16, 2023.
Issuing a notice today, the Commission said that on the basis of the report of Balasore SP, it has decided to cancel the exam.
“On the basis of the report of SP, Balasore (In connection with Sahadev Khunta PS case No.303, dated 16.07.2023) and in terms of Clause 11 of Detailed Advertisement for Combined Technical Services Recruitment Examination-2022 for Group-B state cadre posts in different offices under Government of Odisha Vide Advertisement No.11E-120/2022-6506/OSSC dated 02.11.2022, the Odisha Staff Selection Commission has decided to cancel the Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) conducted on 16th July 2023 as a part of Combined Technical Services Recruitment Examination 2022,” read the notice.
“A fresh Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) will be conducted on 3rd Sep 2023. The Commission sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused to the candidates,” stated the notice.
Meanwhile, Balasore SP Sagarika Nath confirmed the question paper leak incident on Sunday.
“From the investigation, it is clear that the question papers of the Civil Main Written Exam were leaked before the examination. Question papers seized before the examination match with the original question papers. We have informed the same to OSSC. Nine persons have been arrested in connection with the case. The mastermind of the scam has been identified,” Nath said.
“From our preliminary investigation, we came to learn that the accused arrested were acting as middlemen. During the investigation, they have confessed to having asked Rs 8 lakh to 10 lakh rupees from each candidate,” she added.
“The mastermind, who is a person from out of the state, has been identified and our efforts are on to nab him,” she further added.