Pat-down before toilet break, jammers inside: Rocked by paper leak, Uttarakhand goes back to drawing board

Pat-downs before and after toilet breaks, jammers inside washrooms, and police at each centre – singed by allegations of a leak in the Uttarakhand Subordinate Services Selection Commission test, the examination body is gearing up for an overhaul to prevent such incidents in the future, top officials have told The Indian Express.

Scheduled for October 5, an exam for the posts of cooperative inspector and assistant development officer (cooperative) has been postponed indefinitely. The chairperson of the Commission, Ganesh Singh Martolia, told The Indian Express that the decision was taken following consultation with candidates.

The test was to select candidates to fill 45 vacancies, with at least 10,000 aspirants vying for the jobs, open to graduates of Economics, Commerce or Agriculture