KPSC temporarily stays veterinary officer selection list, forms internal inquiry committee to review exam process
The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) has suspended its veterinary officer selection list following allegations of corruption and exam malpractice. An internal committee has been formed to investigate the recruitment process.
Why it matters
The investigation highlights systemic issues in public sector recruitment and has become a significant point of political contention in Karnataka.
The Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) temporarily put on hold the selection list for veterinary officers and formed an internal sub-committee to probe into allegations of malpractices during the conduct of exam and evaluation, on Sunday.
This comes a day after the Vidhana Soudha Police registered a FIR regarding alleged corruption and malpractices in the recruitment process against the now suspended KPSC Chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, other KPSC officials, and 29 candidates who made it to the list.
Mr. Sahukar is facing another FIR for alleged malpractices in selection of his two daughters to government posts while he was chairman, prompting the Governor to suspend him.
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