Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC) on Sunday cancelled the Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) conducted on July 16, and announced that the fresh written exam will be held on September 3, 2023.
In a notice issued today, the Commission stated 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,” the notice further reads.
Today, Balasore SP Sagarika Nath confirmed that the question paper of the Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) was leaked. She said that it has become clear from the investigation that the question papers of the Civil Main Written Exam were leaked before the examination as the question papers seized before the examination were an exact match of the original question papers.
SP Nath stated that they have informed the same to the OSSC and nine persons have been arrested in connection with the case. She, however, said the mastermind of the scam has been identified and efforts are underway to nab him.
