Cheating Scandal Hits Teacher Recruitment Exam in Jharkhand
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A major scandal has come to light in the recruitment of PGT teachers in Jharkhand. A man named Abhay Tiwari has confessed that he hacked exam systems and arranged for question papers to be solved before the test. His confession has widened an already serious investigation into exam fraud.
Following this, police carried out a raid on the office of JSSC, the Jharkhand agency responsible for organizing job exams, in Ranchi. During the raid, officials questioned the JSSC secretary, who holds an important administrative position at the agency.
In another part of the case, police arrested the personal assistant of Ajita Bhattacharya, a former member of JPSC, another public service commission. The arrest suggests that people with links to senior officials may have been involved in the irregularities.
The investigation has also connected to a man named Mithilesh Singh, from Ara in Bihar. According to the report, he was able to get exam answer sheets removed directly from the testing process, allowing manipulation of results.
This case shows that the exam scandal is not limited to Jharkhand alone. It appears to have links with a similar scam in the JPSC exams in neighbouring Bihar, suggesting a wider network of people involved in manipulating recruitment tests across states.
Vocabulary10 words
- scandal
- a shocking event that involves dishonest behaviour
- hacked
- broke into a computer system without permission
- exam fraud
- cheating in a test to get an unfair result
- raid
- a surprise check by police or officials
- secretary
- a senior office worker in charge of records and tasks
- irregularities
- actions that are not normal or correct
- answer sheets
- papers where students write their exam answers
- recruitment
- the process of selecting people for jobs
- manipulation
- changing something unfairly to get a wanted result
- network
- a group of connected people working together
Quiz
Answer key
1. Hacking systems and arranging for papers to be solved 2. The JSSC secretary 3. It links to a similar JPSC exam scandal there
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A major _____ has come to light in the recruitment of PGT teachers in Jharkhand. A man named Abhay Tiwari has confessed that he _____ exam systems and arranged for question papers to be solved before the test.
Following this, police carried out a _____ on the office of JSSC in Ranchi. During the raid, officials questioned the JSSC _____.
Police arrested the personal assistant of Ajita Bhattacharya, a former member of _____. The arrest suggests possible _____ involving senior officials.
A man named Mithilesh Singh, from Ara in Bihar, was able to get exam _____ removed directly, allowing _____ of results.
This shows the scandal may be part of a wider _____ across two states.