KPSC Veterinary Officer recruitment under scanner as corruption allegations surface
Aspirants for Veterinary Officer posts in Karnataka have protested against alleged corruption and irregularities in the recruitment process conducted by the KPSC. The candidates claim that nepotism, paper leaks, and a cash-for-jobs racket have compromised the integrity of the final selection list.
Why it matters
Allegations of systemic corruption in public service recruitment undermine trust in government institutions and affect the career prospects of thousands of qualified candidates.
Amidst allegations of nepotism and malpractice by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) chairman, who has been suspended by the Governor for the same, the Commission is in the eye of the storm again over alleged corruption in recruitment exams.
Hundreds of candidates who appeared for the recruitment of Veterinary Officer posts gathered in front of the Vidhana Soudha Police Station on Thursday (July 23) and submitted a complaint, alleging large-scale irregularities in the recently announced final selection list.
In the complaint submitted to the police, aspirants have made three pointed allegations.
Like the allegations against the now-suspended KPSC chairman illegally benefiting his daughters, a candidate related to a top official of KPSC figures in the final list. The candidate who failed in the veterinary course and is a repeater secured a high score in the KPSC exam, they alleged.
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