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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
'Lack of Cooperation from UPPSC': CBI warns of closing probe into APS 2010 recruitment
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has warned of closing its inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission's (UPPSC) additional private secretary (APS) 2010 recruitment, citing prolonged non-cooperation from the commission. In a letter dated May 26 to Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, CBI director Praveen Sood said the commission had failed to provide necessary permissions and documents despite repeated requests. He stated that if no progress is made within 30 days, the agency may have to consider closing the investigation due to a lack of required support. The CBI initiated the probe following orders from the UP government on September 4, 2018, and the Centre on January 15, 2019. The agency found prima facie evidence under the Prevention of Corruption Act against three UPPSC officials, the then system analyst Girish Goyal, section officer Vinod Kumar Singh, and review officer Lal Bahadur Patel. However, the commission has yet to grant sanction to proceed with an investigation against these officials. Letters requesting permission were first sent on August 23, 2021, and again on June 9, 2022. Meanwhile, multiple reminders for related documents, most recently in March, April, and May this year, remain unanswered. While some documents were shared on July 15, 2023, April 21, 2024, and January 1, 2025, the CBI said key records are still awaited. In the absence of these, investigators are unable to proceed further, nor question suspects or candidates. Sood requested the chief secretary to personally intervene and direct the UPPSC chairman to provide the required clearances and complete documentation without further delay. The CBI also said several related matters are pending before the Allahabad high court, and the agency is expected to submit status reports periodically.
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Hindustan Times
Man wanted in RO/ARO-2023 paper leak nabbed in Kaushambi
UP STF nabbed a man carrying a cash reward of ₹1 lakh on his arrest, near Kadipur Sugar Mill in Kaushambi district on Tuesday. The man, identified as Ayush Pandey of Bhabhanpura area of Banda district, is accused of leaking the question paper of the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (Preliminary) Examination-2023 conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) in 2024, stated the STF in a communique. Acting on a tip-off that the accused was present near the sugar mill in Kusahambi and was in the process of fleeing the area to evade arrest, the UP STF team raided the site and managed to nab him. During interrogation, the accused claimed that while teaching at a coaching institute in Prayagraj, he came in contact with another teacher of the coaching institute Naveen Singh who was involved in preparing aspirants for the RO/ARO recruitment exams. He confessed that ahead of the RO/ARO exam, he was sent a question paper of the exam by Naveen Singh who in turn had received it from one Arun Singh. He shared that an agreement was reached between them to sell this question paper to each candidate for ₹5 lakh and he did accordingly and sold this question papers to aspirants who were in touch with him, said STF in the communique. In connection with the crime, an FIR was registered against Ayush and his other accomplices at Manjhanpur police station of Kaushambi following which he had been on the run, STF said. The Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (Preliminary) examination conducted by the UPPSC on February 11, 2024 was cancelled due to paper leak and UP STF is investigating the case. STF shared that Ayush has two cases registered against him in Majhanpur police station of Kaushambi besides one case at Civil Lines police station of Prayagraj under different sections including cheating, cheating by impersonation, forgery of documents besides cases under Gangster Act and IT Act.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Aspirants demand clarity on TGT/ PGT exam dates
1 2 Prayagraj: Scores of competitive exam aspirants staged a protest at the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Service Selection Board (UPSESSB) office in Prayagraj on Tuesday demanding clarity on the long-pending TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) and PGT (Post Graduate Teacher) examinations. The demonstration was organised in response to repeated postponements of the 2022 recruitment exams, originally announced in June 2022 for 4,163 posts, including 3,539 TGT and 624 PGT vacancies in aided secondary schools across the state. The PGT exam was deferred three times and the TGT exam twice. While the TGT exam is tentatively scheduled on July 21 and 22, the dates for the PGT examination, initially proposed for late Aug, are yet to be officially confirmed. Protesters raised slogans demanding transparency, timely examinations and accountability from the board. A delegation of students also submitted an eight-point memorandum to the board officials. Controller of Examinations, DP Singh, said: "The commission is in touch with the govt and soon things will be clearer." The aspirants put forward several key demands, including the immediate announcement of new advertisements for TGT-PGT recruitment, finalisation and declaration of exam dates for the recruitment cycle, non-BEd candidates should be allowed to appear for the PGT examination, and prompt declaration of written exam results under Advertisement No. 51 for assistant professors, etc. They warned of intensifying their agitation if their concerns are not addressed in a timely manner. A group of aspirants of LT grade and staff nurse also met the UPPSC officials on Tuesday.
Hindustan Times
06-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
UP PCS (Mains)-2024: 259 applications cancelled
The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has cancelled applications of 259 successful candidates of the Uttar Pradesh Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (Mains) Examination 2024, commonly known as UP PCS (Mains) 2024, for various reasons. The commission has given the candidates concerned an opportunity to appeal by registered post or by appearing in person till 5 pm on June 11, said officials. Confirming the move, UPPSC under secretary Omkar Nath Singh clarified that representations received after the due date will not be considered. The applications of the maximum 138 candidates who had cleared the preliminary exam and had become eligible for the mains have been cancelled because they had not submitted the hard copy of their online application forms to the commission office by the due date of April 1 as mandated. Likewise, applications of 38 candidates have been rejected because the candidates did not possess the mandatory educational qualification for the posts for which they had become successful. Similarly, applications of 25 candidates were rejected because the application forms were not provided in the prescribed format and only the documents related to the qualification were provided, said officials. Three applications have been rejected because the candidates concerned had acquired the mandatory educational qualification after the application date while applications of another 26 such candidates have been rejected as they had applied in the freedom fighter category but could not submit the requisite certificate along with the hard copy of their application forms as needed, they added. Interestingly, the application form of one of these candidates has been rejected because he had submitted the application form of 2023 instead of PCS-2024. Likewise, one candidate had his application rejected as he could not provide the Intermediate certificate while the date of birth of another candidate did not match with that given in his high school certificate. One candidate had applied in the EWS category but submitted the OBC certificate along with the hard copy of his application and had his form rejected, shared officials. In the results of the PCS (preliminary) examination-2024 declared on February 28, 15,066 candidates were declared successful for the mains examination proposed to begin from June 29 against 947 vacant posts of different government departments. In the preliminary examination held on December 22, 2024, a total of 2,41,359 candidates had appeared as compared to 5,76,154 registered candidates.
Time of India
31-05-2025
- Time of India
UP RO/ARO exam paper leak: Medical store worker paid Rs 1 lakh for leaked paper, confesses after arrest
LUCKNOW: A year after the sensational leak of the UPPSC Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) Preliminary Examination 2023 paper, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested a key accused on Friday. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The accused confessed to paying Rs 1 lakh in hopes of securing a govt job. The accused, Kumar Abhinandan, a medical store worker from Lucknow, admitted during interrogation that he was lured into the racket by a doctor who promised him leaked papers for Rs 15 lakh. The RO/ARO Prelims, held on February 11, 2024, was cancelled after its question paper surfaced on social media hours before the exam. STF teams were tasked with investigating the leak, and Abhinandan, who was on the run since then, was finally caught near Manocha Bakery under Thakurganj police station limits on May 29. According to his confession, Abhinandan was helping run his father's medical store in Mal and operated a pharmaceutical distribution firm named Alaya Distributors in Vibhutikhand. During business interactions, he befriended Dr. Sharad Kumar Singh, a PGI-based medical professional, who claimed connections with a network capable of leaking competitive exam papers, said Additional SP, STF, Lal Pratap Singh. 'Sharad told me he could get me a leaked copy of the RO/ARO paper if I arranged Rs 15 lakh. He assured me that if the plan failed, my money would be returned,' Abhinandan told STF. Tempted by the offer, he paid Rs 1 lakh in cash and handed over sensitive personal documents, including his academic mark sheets and a blank cheque as 'security'. Abhinandan further revealed that he was instructed to travel to Bhopal on February 9, 2024. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now There, at Hotel Kamal Palace, he met co-accused Subhash Prakash and Vivek Upadhyay, who, along with several other aspirants, were given the leaked question paper and its solved answers. 'On exam day, the same questions appeared. I knew then the leak was real,' he admitted. But when news broke that Subhash and Vivek were arrested by STF, Abhinandan panicked. 'I deleted everything from my phone and went into hiding,' he confessed. His arrest adds to a growing list of accused in the scam, including Sharad, Subhash, Vivek, and several others now behind bars. Abhinandan was booked under multiple sections of the IPC, the Uttar Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, and the IT Act. The case is registered under FIR No. 74/2024 at Civil Lines Police Station, Prayagraj. According to STF officials, the investigation is ongoing, and more arrests may follow as the network behind the paper leak is further exposed.
