Dec. 23, Patna With claims of institutional corruption and malpractice in the hiring procedures made by Bihar’s Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, the situation surrounding the 70th BPSC test has taken a severe turn.

In a letter to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav outlined eight requests, highlighting the need of justice and transparency in competitive exams.

Yadav has claimed that the December 13, 2024, test was tainted by misconduct, indicating that the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) is corrupt on a systematic level.

In his letter, Yadav claimed that the decision to postpone the test at the Bapu Examination Centre in Patna and retake it there was an attempt to hide institutional shortcomings.

According to the RJD leader, BPSC conducted such a major examination using workers from a commercial organization rather than government personnel. He harshly criticized the examination process’s legitimacy.

Tejashwi argued for eliminating private organizations from the examination process and noted that any future tests must be administered only by government personnel.

“I urge the Chief Minister to find and punish those who engaged in test misconduct on December 13. He said, “I also call for an impartial, high-level investigation into the claims of corruption in the BPSC.

Tejashwi called for BPSC to undergo a thorough overhaul in order to guarantee openness and eradicate corruption in government hiring. The state government should set up a system to hold the Commission responsible for errors, offer appropriate remedies or compensation to candidates whose efforts were hampered by the irregularities, and guarantee the fairness of the merit-based selection process free from outside interference or prejudice.

He said that allegations of anomalies came from a number of other centers in addition to the Bapu Examination Center. The fact that the BPSC has admitted to the mistakes suggests that there are structural problems.

“To ensure fairness, I demand that the entire 70th Preliminary Examination be cancelled and that a re-examination be held for all candidates,” Yadav said.

He said that corruption and ineffective procedures reportedly prevented some 90,000 registered applicants from completing the application process. He argued in favor of letting these applicants complete the exam form and take part in the retest.

Concerns about possible leaks are raised by students’ claims that private coaching facilities anticipated over 25% of the paper’s questions. It requires a careful examination. The pervasive anomalies must be looked into by an objective and unbiased judicial examination,” he said.

In his letter, Tejashwi Yadav expressed his dissatisfaction with the BPSC’s handling of the matter, stating that thousands of applicants had been protesting in inclement weather.

He criticized the state government’s callous treatment of the protesting pupils.

To allay concerns about impartiality, Tejashwi requested Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to call off the 70th Preliminary Examination. He said that in order to restore candidate trust, the Commission need to declare a date for a reexamination along with precise instructions.