Who is responsible for paper leak in UP?
When will police recruitment exam be held again in UP? It has not been decided yet. Edutest, the company that administers the exam, was blacklisted this month. But this company from Gujarat was already blacklisted in many states. Vineet Arya, managing director of Edutest, went to jail seven years ago. A paper leak case was already going on against him. Then why was such a tainted company given the contract to conduct the police recruitment exam in UP? Will any action be taken against those responsible for taking this decision? Will the Yogi government’s bulldozer run in UP?
Police recruitment exam was held in UP on February 17 and 18 this year. This exam was conducted for 60 thousand 244 constable jobs. But his paper was leaked. The UP government kept denying it earlier. But the exam was canceled after protests and pressure from the youth. A special task force was tasked with investigating the paper leak scandal. Many people have been caught.
The STF claims that the paper was leaked from the warehouse of Agutest Company in Ahmedabad. The STF wants to question the company’s managing director Vineet Arya in this matter. But he has gone to America. STF has sent several notices to him.
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How did the company in question get the contract to conduct the exam?
Now the question is who gave permission to play with the future of 42 lakh youth of UP. So many people attended the police recruitment exam. How did the company in question finally get the contract to conduct the test? In UP, this exam was conducted by UP Police Recruitment Board. Renuka Kumar was the head of this board in those days. After the paper was leaked, he was removed and Rajiv Krishna was made the new head.
But the biggest question is on whose instructions the edu test company was entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the exam. This company was already blacklisted in Bihar. The Bihar School Examination Board blacklisted him on 20 October 2023. The company was blacklisted for three years. This company organized recruitment exam for teachers in secondary schools. In which big irregularities were exposed. It is said that 5 thousand 657 candidates passed despite not getting the required marks.
UP Police has formed a task force
The UP Police Recruitment Board has started re-conducting the canceled constable exam. A task force has been formed to probe the entire matter. The Police Recruitment Board has also decided to blacklist the company that carried the papers from the printing press to the exam center in the last exam.
Last time during the examination this contract was given to Transport Corporation of India i.e. TCI. It was decided that no further work would be given to this organization. The STF probing the paper leak case has also arrested two employees of TCI. Abhishek Shukla and Rohit previously worked in Ahmedabad. Currently both are lodged in Meerut Jail.
Paper leak has become an issue in the Lok Sabha elections
Paper leak was a big issue in this Lok Sabha election. There is also anger among the youth after the cancellation of the constable exam. Last week, the UP government released new guidelines regarding competitive exams. Now the exam will not be conducted by any single agency. At least four agencies will be hired for this. One agency will get the job of printing the question paper and another agency will get it.
Similarly, someone else will be responsible for taking the paper to the exam center. Hence the Police Recruitment Board will now select four agencies through tender. This time it has been decided to start examination centers only in government institutions.
The old name of Edu Test Company was Confisec Private Limited. In the year 2017, the Bihar Staff Selection Commission exam paper was leaked. Confisec director Vineet Arya, who printed the paper, was arrested by the Bihar police.
