Bhubaneswar: Amid a raging controversy over alleged irregularities in police sub-inspector (SI) recruitment exam, the state govt has sought an explanation from Odisha Police Recruitment Board (OPRB) for engaging private companies to conduct the tests.

It was pointed out that outsourcing the competitive exam was done despite a ban imposed by the government on such practices. ADVERTISEMENT

Notably, the state government had recently issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) to all recruiting agencies, instructing them to avoid outsourcing competitive job exams to outside parties. The SOP was issued barely a week before the alleged leak of paper for the SI recruitment exams on September 30.

“Selection of agencies to conduct examinations should be done with utmost care. However, outsourci

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