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Akhilesh Govt Recruitments Under Scrutiny: From PCS to Cooperatives, The Full Story.
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News18•22-09-2026, 12:42
Akhilesh Govt Recruitments Under Scrutiny: From PCS to Cooperatives, The Full Story.
- •CM Yogi Adityanath questioned pre-2017 recruitment processes, alleging political influence and irregularities; Akhilesh Yadav countered with claims of paper leaks under Yogi's tenure.
- •Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) recruitments faced the most scrutiny, with a CBI probe initiated for examinations and appointments between 2012 and 2017.
- •Allegations included favoritism in PCS-2011 for a specific caste, irregularities in History Lecturer and JE Civil recruitments, and the swapping of Suhasini Bajpai's answer sheet in PCS-2015.
- •PCS-2014 preliminary exam faced controversy over incorrect questions, leading to High Court intervention and revised results.
- •Irregularities were also alleged in Cooperative Department recruitments (2324 posts) and a PCS paper leak in March 2015 during the Akhilesh government's tenure.
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An investigation by the CBI examined allegations from April 2012 to March 2017 involving scaling anomalies, interview mark irregularities, answer sheet tampering, reservation violations, and favoring candidates from particular regions or castes.
Following complaints of eligibility rule changes and OMR sheet tampering across 2,324 posts recruited between 2012 and 2017, the SIT investigated the matter and registered seven cases in May 2021.
The UPPSC PCS preliminary examination in March 2015 had to be canceled after complaints emerged that the question paper was leaked through social media and WhatsApp.
