BPSC's masterstroke was outsourcing the exam to a company a sister agency had already kicked out, and then handing biometric attendance to staff now under 'rigorous interrogation'. The cheats had a smoother procurement process than the legitimate candidates.
Bihar's Public Service Commission held its Assistant Education Development Officer exam between April 14 and April 21, with centres in Munger, Nalanda, Begusarai, Sheikhpura and Gaya. By April 26 the Economic Offences Unit had registered eight FIRs across five districts, arrested 38 people, and traced a solver gang that was promising guaranteed selection for Rs 25-30 lakh per candidate. The agency BPSC entrusted with conducting the exam, it turns out, had already been blacklisted by the National Testing Agency before being handed the contract. The personnel responsible for biometric attendance are now being 'rigorously interrogated', which is the polite way of saying the people verifying you are who you say you are were the same people letting you not be.