Ayasha Fatima (left) and Ayasha Makrani each mentioned that they had acquired the 184th rank.
Bhopal:
It is certainly one of India’s most coveted exams with lakhs vying to crack it, however for 2 younger girls from Madhya Pradesh, the race this week got here all the way down to a curious stalemate – the identical first title, the identical roll quantity and the identical rank.
Both Ayasha Fatima, 23, from Dewas district and Ayasha Makrani, 26, from Alirajpur district, say they secured the 184th rank within the civil providers examination, which is carried out by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to recruit bureaucrats for varied authorities departments.
The two girls, who stay about 200 kilometres aside, have produced admit playing cards with the identical roll quantity to again their claims. They have additionally filed complaints with the native police and the UPSC, alleging fraud and looking for clarification.
“I’ve studied arduous for 2 years and I cannot let anybody else take my proper,” Ms Makrani informed NDTV. “I would like justice from the UPSC and the federal government.”
Ms Fatima echoed her sentiments and mentioned she was shocked to be taught that another person had the identical roll quantity as hers. “I’ll see that there must be no such fraud, no matter memorandum or something is to be given, I’ll see additional,” she mentioned.
A better have a look at their admit playing cards reveals extra discrepancies. Ms Makrani’s card mentions the date of the character take a look at – a vital element of the examination – as April 25, 2023, and the day as Thursday. Ms Fatima’s card exhibits the identical date however the day as Tuesday. According to the calendar, April 25, 2023, was a Tuesday.
Moreover, Ms Fatima’s card has a watermark of UPSC with a QR code, whereas Ms Makrani’s card resembles a printout on plain paper with none QR code.
Sources within the UPSC informed NDTV that that they had made the mandatory corrections and that Ms Fatima was the right candidate. They additionally mentioned that they’d examine how such an error occurred.
The civil service examination is among the best and difficult exams in India, with a couple of million candidates vying for about 800 vacancies yearly. The examination consists of three levels: a preliminary take a look at, a predominant examination and a character take a look at. The complete course of takes greater than a yr to finish.