Online typing test software breaks down, candidates fume

JAIPUR: The Poornima College of Engineering in Sitapura, which was one of the centres of Rajasthan Public Service Commission's (RPSC) lower division clerk online typing test, witnessed unruly scenes when the software for the online test developed technical problems on Saturday.
Around 100 candidates came out of the centre and raised slogans against the RPSC demanding re-examination of the test as the candidates failed to appear in the test.One after another all the candidates came out of the computer room in protest.
The test was scheduled in three shifts. The problem cropped up in the first shift of the test. "I cannot type on the keyboard, which was due to a problem in the software," a candidate said.
Soon the police also reached the venue of the test to put the situation under control.
Poornima College of Engineering director Shashikant Singhi said, "The College was just a venue of the test and there was no role of college in the test except proving the venue for the test."
RPSC secretary K K Pathak also rushed to the spot to find out the problem. The candidates surrounded Pathak and expressed their concern about the test and failure of the software. Pathak said commission has asked the candidates to give in writing about the problem they faced.
After Pathak ensured that he would take appropriate action in the matter, the candidates calmed down.
The sources said the second and third shifts of the test were conducted without much difficulty.