Srinagar, August 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) has written to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, alleging large-scale irregularities and a paper leak in the JKSSB Junior Engineer (Electrical) examination held on Sunday. The Association has demanded the immediate removal of officers responsible and a credible probe into the matter.
Nasir Khuehami, National Convenor of JKSA, said the examination, which was rescheduled from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. to 12 p.m.–2 p.m. due to bad weather, was conducted in a chaotic manner. According to him, question papers and OMR sheets were distributed in several centres before the revised timing was conveyed, then recalled, and later reused. This, he said, created unequal conditions and exposed some candidates to the questions in advance.
Videos circulating on social media also show aspirants with OMR sheets in hand, scrolling through answers on their mobile phones inside examination halls. In some centres, candidates were asked to leave after starting the paper, while in others one group wrote as another waited outside. Many candidates who had travelled long distances faced additional hardship, Khuehami said.
“The JE paper was leaked even before the exam began. What followed was not an examination but a mockery of fairness. This has destroyed the trust of aspirants who worked day and night in the hope of a transparent process,” he said.
Advisor of the Association, Faizan Peer, welcomed the government’s decision to cancel the examination but said cancellation alone was not enough. “The repeated scandals in JKSSB have damaged the credibility of recruitment. Officers responsible for this collapse must be removed, and a transparent, time-bound probe ordered,” he said.
The Association demanded structural reforms to prevent future lapses, including synchronized start times across centres, CCTV preservation, real-time monitoring, and an independent oversight mechanism under the Chief Minister’s office until long-term reforms are put in place.
The JKSA said that repeated leaks and mismanagement have pushed J&K’s youth into despair, calling the issue one of survival for an entire generation of aspirants. It urged the LG and CM to take personal intervention to restore public trust.
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