THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The first thing to do is to restore the credibility of the PSC, said its former chairman Dr K S Radhakrishnan. The first thing to do is to investigate the irregularities in the recently held exam in order to make people feel confident. A CBI probe is appropriate and necessary in this regard. There is no provision to accommodate candidates in exam centres they wish. If the exam is held for a vacancy in Kasargod, then centre should be allotted in adjoining districts.

According to the PSC, about 2,000 students were given the exam centers in the districts they asked for. It is not validated by statute. Is a naked violation of Article 476 of the PSC. This is the most serious irregularity seen in the PSC. We need to know who did it. This violation led to exam fraud. No one had ever done so before. No one has amended this rule before. The amendment of the law also needs a justification. Candidates should not bring mobile phones in PSC exam Hall. It is the duty of the invigilators to ensure that. The same should not be applied to the UPSC or PSC exams, said, the former chairman.

Radhakrishnan said PSC chairman is responsible for preparing the panel of question makers. Chairman’s confidential team has to do it. There are some procedures for that. If a panel of 20 is given, the controller will only collect question papers from them. Anyone who comes forward asking to include their question on the recommendation of the PSC members and if included that then it is also a naked violation. Each module of the PSC questionnaire is prepared by individuals. If that is the case, it will not be easy to give the question papers out. In the recently conducted exam, messages were sent to the mobiles of three people. Is there any assurance that messages were sent only to three. It can be either 300 or 3000, he said.