GPSSB Clerk Exam 2023: The Gujarat Panchayat Clerk Recruitment Exam 2023 to be conducted for lakhs of candidates on Sunday (January 29), has been cancelled due to paper leak. The notification in this regard was issued by the Gujarat Panchayat Services Selection Board (GPSSB) on Sunday morning. The exams were scheduled on Sunday at 11 a.m.
Issuing a statement on the matter, Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office said, “The Panchayat Junior Clerk recruitment exam in Gujarat has been postponed. Over 9.50 lakh candidates registered for the exam which was to be conducted from 11 am, free return journey in GSRTC buses was announced for candidates.”
On a tip-off received by the police, a suspect was arrested and further investigation is carried out, read the official statement. On the basis of the information received by the police, a suspect Isam was arrested and a copy of the question paper of the above examination was found from him. Criminal police action and further investigation is being done, said GPSSB.
The Secretary has said, “On Sunday morning police have informed the GPSSB that a junior clerk written test paper has leaked. In this connection police have arrested one person. The Board has appealed to all aspiring candidates to not reach examination centres. The next dates will be announced soon.”
“The examination will be conducted afresh at the earliest, for which the board will issue a new advertisement,” GPSSB said.
Student leader and the person who has in past exposed many competitive exams paper leak scam, Yuvrajsinh Jadeja said, “The state government has not learnt any lessons from the past experience, because of which lakhs of unemployed youths will have to suffer.” Jadeja added that for 1,150 junior clerk posts, nine lakh aspiring candidates had filled forms.
Gujarat Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi claimed this was the 15th government competitive exam which was cancelled in the last 12 years because of question paper leak. “The government claims to be taking strict action, but the main culprits have not even been arrested. The government is playing with the future of youth of the state,” he alleged. Doshi claimed the exam, for which the first advertisement was issued in 2016, was cancelled for the third time.
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