Bihar CHO Exam Cancelled: 37 Arrested; Solver Gang & Centre Staff Under Investigation

The Bihar CHO recruitment exam was cancelled after the Economic Offences Unit uncovered a cheating racket involving solver gangs and centre staff at three Patna test centres.

Patna: The Bihar government has cancelled the Community Health Officer (CHO) recruitment examination following the detection of extensive "irregularities and malpractices" during the online test at three centres in Patna, as reported by news agency PTI. The decision came after the Economic Offences Unit (EOU) of the Bihar police uncovered a cheating racket, according to Deputy Inspector General (EOU) Manavjit Singh Dhillon.

The Bihar State Health Society, which organized the exam, announced that new dates for the recruitment test would be shared later.

Conducted across 12 online centres on Sunday, the CHO recruitment exam was also scheduled for Monday. However, raids by EOU and Patna police at three centres revealed unauthorized access to computer systems, facilitated by employees and IT managers, enabling a "solver gang" to answer questions remotely via proxy servers and remote applications.

The raids led to the arrest of 37 individuals, including 9 candidates, examination centre owners, and IT staff. Officials seized several devices, including laptops, mobile phones, Aadhaar cards, and credit/ATM cards, linked to the malpractices.

Evidence showed that exam centre staff allowed solvers to answer questions in real-time during the Computer-Based Test (CBT). A Pune-based IT firm responsible for conducting the exam is also under scrutiny.

In response, a special investigation team has been formed to delve deeper into the malpractice network and apprehend others involved. Authorities emphasized that strict action would be taken to prevent such incidents in the future.

DU Orders Probe After 500 NCWEB Students Fail Exam

Delhi University (DU) has initiated an inquiry after nearly 500 students from the Non-Collegiate Women’s Education Board (NCWEB) were marked as failed in an exam conducted and evaluated by Jesus and Mary College (JMC), according to PTI.

The college administration has also lodged a complaint with Delhi Police against a staff member over alleged irregularities. Neither NCWEB nor JMC has issued an official statement on the matter.

Hundreds of affected students, along with members of the DUSU from ABVP, protested outside JMC on Monday, demanding justice. They raised slogans against the college administration and displayed posters seeking immediate action.

The discrepancies came to light when first- and second-year students complained of being marked "failed," "Essential Repeat" (ER), or "absent," even though they had appeared for their exams, a DU official said.

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