Karnataka government has set up a 3-member committee to oversee the police investigation into the alleged assistant professors’ recruitment scam during the BJP regime.
The committee comprises Additional Chief Secretary of the government, Additional Chief Secretary to the Department of Home, and Principal Secretary to Law Department. This committee has been directed to review the police investigation report and submit a report to the government within the next three months.
On September 30, 2021, Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) had issued a notice for recruitment of 1,242 candidates for the post of assistant professors in various government first grade colleges. The competitive examination was conducted from March 12 to 16, 2022 in seven different centres across Karnataka, including Bengaluru. The merit list was announced on October 10, 2022.
