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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsSuspicions of a possible TNPSC Group II question paper leakage was first raised at the CSI Boys Higher Secondary School, an examination centre in Erode, where questions contained in a photocopied ‘sample’ paper in possession of a candidate, Dhanakodi (26), matched with those asked in the examination.An alert candidate Revathi, presently posted as a VAO in Udumalpet, who had interacted with Dhanakodi ahead of the examination, confronted her on the similarity in the questions. Soon a commotion arose and other candidates seized the ‘sample’ paper and found to their horror that nearly 40 questions bore similarities.The photocopied ‘sample’ question paper was a handwritten manuscript which heightened their suspicion. “Question numbers 131 to 170 bearing a total of 60 marks were found in the sample paper and examination paper. Dhanakodi claimed that somebody had handed over the sample paper to her at the railway station,” said a candidate Sivasankaran.Angry candidates then forced Dhanakodi to accompany them to the Collectorate where they informed officials about their suspicion. Incidentally, Dhanakodi revealed that her husband Senthil had accompanied her to the examination centre and that some strangers had given them the sample question paper.She was immediately detained for questioning. RDO R Sugumar, Tahsildar Boopathi and DRO S Ganesh grilled her. Late in the evening, her husband, who was initially incommunicado, was picked up and brought to the Collectorate for questioning.In a related development, a candidate Sureshkumar was detained near Harur in Dharmapuri district as he was found to be in possession of several photocopies containing sample questions that matched with the original questions.Meanwhile, in Namakkal, a police picked up Rasappan, a former assistant with the TNPSC. His wife runs the ‘Rajaji TNPSC Coaching Centre’, which was raided last year by DVAC as part of statewide crackdown on irregularities in recruitment.The Group II examination is conducted to recruit candidates for various State Government posts, including that of Municipal Commissioner and Sub-Registrar.first published:August 13, 2012, 12:22 ISTlast updated:August 13, 2012, 12:22 IST
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Suspicions of a possible TNPSC Group II question paper leakage was first raised at the CSI Boys Higher Secondary School, an examination centre in Erode, where questions contained in a photocopied ‘sample’ paper in possession of a candidate, Dhanakodi (26), matched with those asked in the examination.

An alert candidate Revathi, presently posted as a VAO in Udumalpet, who had interacted with Dhanakodi ahead of the examination, confronted her on the similarity in the questions. Soon a commotion arose and other candidates seized the ‘sample’ paper and found to their horror that nearly 40 questions bore similarities.

The photocopied ‘sample’ question paper was a handwritten manuscript which heightened their suspicion. “Question numbers 131 to 170 bearing a total of 60 marks were found in the sample paper and examination paper. Dhanakodi claimed that somebody had handed over the sample paper to her at the railway station,” said a candidate Sivasankaran.

Angry candidates then forced Dhanakodi to accompany them to the Collectorate where they informed officials about their suspicion. Incidentally, Dhanakodi revealed that her husband Senthil had accompanied her to the examination centre and that some strangers had given them the sample question paper.

She was immediately detained for questioning. RDO R Sugumar, Tahsildar Boopathi and DRO S Ganesh grilled her. Late in the evening, her husband, who was initially incommunicado, was picked up and brought to the Collectorate for questioning.

In a related development, a candidate Sureshkumar was detained near Harur in Dharmapuri district as he was found to be in possession of several photocopies containing sample questions that matched with the original questions.

Meanwhile, in Namakkal, a police picked up Rasappan, a former assistant with the TNPSC. His wife runs the ‘Rajaji TNPSC Coaching Centre’, which was raided last year by DVAC as part of statewide crackdown on irregularities in recruitment.

The Group II examination is conducted to recruit candidates for various State Government posts, including that of Municipal Commissioner and Sub-Registrar.