At a time when the issue of paper leak has claimed resignation of union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) is putting up robust security in place to rule out any possibility of paper leak.
RPSC chairman Lt. Col. Kesari Singh Rathore, who has a rich experience of Army Intelligence, has regulated the entry of people in RPSC office prohibiting unwanted entries in the premises.
Rathore has made it compulsory for visitors to prepare entry pass. He is among few chairmen in the history to Commission, who is seen in action on ground. During the Junior Law Officer (JLO), he left the comfort of his AC chamber and was seen visiting various examination centres to have the first hand feedback on security.
“Any visitor coming to RPSC will have to first seek permission from the officer or staff whom he wants to meet. Without their consent, no one can enter. This will restrict entry and visitors whosoever visit the campus will be traced,” said a security personnel of RPSC.
Apart from that, Rathore has also mandated colour coded I-Card for staff and officers for easy identification. They will have to wear it throughout their duty hours.
“In this new system, officers and staff will wear different coloured strap depending on their cadre and category. This practise is prevalent in central government ministries, which help in easy identification of staff,” the official said.
The commission is also mulling over implementing numeric lock system for safety of question papers stored in strong room. It will also conduct seat-seat real time videography of candidates during the examination.
Rathore in action
Ever since Rathore has been appointed interim Chairman of RPSC, he has been introducing reforms to weed out any possibility of paper leak or malpractices in the examination system.
An engineering by education, Rathore is planing to introduce tools of Artificial Intelligence for fair checking of examination papers.
“Candidates often complain that they get less than expected number in written papers. To rule out this, we are going to introduce a new system where AI will check paper if there is difference of more than 20% in marks given by three examiners who check and verify numbers,” said Rathore.
Apart from that, Rathore has also committed for timely completion of recruitment process and announcing recruitment calendar every year well in advance. This will help candidates to prepare well for their exams.
