Retest held for select Bihar PSC candidates in Patna amid calls for intensifying protests
Hindustan TimesPatna, The retest for a select group of candidates who had appeared in the recent Bihar PSC exam, which has been embroiled in allegations of question paper leak, was held on Saturday afternoon at 22 centres here, officials said. Retest held for select Bihar PSC candidates in Patna amid calls for intensifying protests Altogether, 12,000 candidates were scheduled to sit for the re-examination that started at 12 pm and continued till 2 pm, they said. The 70th Combined Competitive Examination held on December 13 has been in the eye of a storm over allegations of leak of question papers, which has been denied by the BPSC, though a fresh test was ordered for 12,000 candidates, who had appeared for the exam at the Bapu Pariksha Parisar centre here. The clamour for cancellation of the Combined Competitive Examination held on December 13 by the BPSC has gained strength, as agitating aspirants found support from various political parties, Independent MP Pappu Yadav and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor.