The Main Written Examination for JE (Civil) scheduled for July 16, 2023, has been cancelled by the Odisha Staff Selection Commission (OSSC). The Commission said today that it has decided to cancel the exam based on the report of Balasore SP.
“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,”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.” mentioned the notice.
The accused alleged to have obtained question papers for some competitive examinations for Group B and C positions held by various government recruiting organisations in the state and at the federal level. On July 15, the accused drove more than 80 job seekers, most of whom were BTech graduates, to the Digha hotel and promised to distribute the exam papers. According to Balasore SP Sagarika Nath, after a thorough inquiry, they discovered that some examinees had got the question paper for the JE (Civil) Main written test held on July 16.