The Gujarat government has canceled the recently conducted written test for the recruitment of head clerks following the leak of a question paper
ahead of the exam, Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, police said they have arrested the main accused in the case.
The paper leak case will be tried in a fast track court to “set an example”, Sanghavi told reporters in Gandhinagar after a meeting with Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. He said the CM decided to cancel the exam in the larger interest of nearly 88,000 candidates who had appeared for it.
A fresh exam will be conducted in March 2022 more transparently and using a different method. All the candidates who had filled up forms for the previous test will be considered eligible for the new test,” the minister said. The written exam for the recruitment of 186 head clerks was held at different centers across the state on December 12 by the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB), with nearly 88,000 aspirants appearing for the test.
Meanwhile, the Gandhinagar police on Monday night arrested Jayesh Patel (39), claiming to be the main accused in the entire conspiracy behind the exam question paper leak. He was subsequently handed over to the Sabarkantha police, as the FIR in connection with the crime was registered at Prantij police station there, Sabarkantha Superintendent of Police Neeraj Badgujar said.
A fresh exam will be conducted in March 2022 more transparently and using a different method. All the candidates who had filled up forms for the previous test will be considered eligible for the new test,” the minister said. The written exam for the recruitment of 186 head clerks was held at different centers across the state on December 12 by the Gujarat Subordinate Service Selection Board (GSSSB), with nearly 88,000 aspirants appearing for the test.
Meanwhile, the Gandhinagar police on Monday night arrested Jayesh Patel (39), claiming to be the main accused in the entire conspiracy behind the exam question paper leak. He was subsequently handed over to the Sabarkantha police, as the FIR in connection with the crime was registered at Prantij police station there, Sabarkantha Superintendent of Police Neeraj Badgujar said.
