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Once again a big question mark has been raised on the fairness and transparency of the examinations of the prestigious Public Service Commission, which decides the future of millions of youth across the country, when a very shocking case related to Jharkhand Public Service i.e. JPSC has come to light. Recently, an alleged ‘rate list’ is becoming increasingly viral from social media to administrative corridors, in which it has been claimed that how jobs were being sold by open bidding for money to the candidates who dreamed of becoming administrative officers in the state. Since the appearance of this sensational leaked list, there is an atmosphere of immense anger and disappointment among all the hardworking and deserving students who are busy preparing for the tough competitive examinations day and night, with their eyes glued to their books without any shortcut. This termite of corruption has once again shaken the system which bears the sacred responsibility of electing capable and honest officials to the most responsible positions of the country and the state, and after this revelation, student organizations and opposition parties have opened a front against the government.
According to this alleged rate list and insider sources, this entire business of buying and selling of administrative posts in Jharkhand was run in a very clever manner like a well-organized corporate company, in which a huge network of middlemen and brokers was active. According to this list going viral, a huge amount of minimum Rs 5 lakh was fixed to pass the first stage of the examination i.e. preliminary examination i.e. PT at any cost, so that the students can easily pass the initial filter. After this, after crossing the hurdles of main examination and interview, the entire package of getting one’s name included in the final selection list used to reach up to Rs. twenty-five lakhs, in which full guarantee of becoming an officer was given. This syndicate used to contact in a very confidential manner those youth and their parents who had lost the confidence to pass the examination on the basis of their hard work or wanted to achieve big success in a short time through shortcuts. Such rackets not only openly strangle the rights of deserving and meritorious students but also hollow out the entire democratic and selection system of the country like termites from within.
After the exposure of this alleged rate list and this big game of corruption related to JPSC examination, there has been a stir in the administrative machinery of the state and the related investigating agencies, although the confirmation of the truth of this matter at the official level and thorough investigation is still going on. Students preparing for competitive exams and youth agitators say that such cases have come to the fore in the past as well, but due to political patronage and poor investigation process, the key leaders always manage to escape the clutches of the law. There is a lot of anger among the general public because the future of the unemployed youth of Jharkhand has been mortgaged into the hands of such corrupt elements and now the demand is gaining momentum that this entire episode should be conducted by a high level judicial inquiry or an impartial investigation by a central agency. Unless such brokers and their patrons are given the harshest punishment, the youth will completely lose faith in the government system and transparent examinations, which is a very dangerous sign for any healthy democracy.
This entire incident has once again underlined the need for all the Public Service Commissions of the country to bring about radical and technically fool-proof changes in their examination systems, so that no broker or corrupt official can make a dent in the system. Modern security measures like Artificial Intelligence, biometric verification and strict digital monitoring should be strictly implemented to prevent incidents like leaking of exam papers or manipulation of marks. Also, a secure and confidential mechanism should be developed for whistleblowers and those who provide information about corruption so that such gangs can be exposed in time. To save the dreams of lakhs of promising youth of Jharkhand who want to move forward only on the basis of their hard work without any recommendation or corruption, the government and the judiciary will have to together give such a strong message that in future no one can muster the courage to play with the future of the youth.