Supervisor seen providing answers to candidate during NMMC recruitment exam

Thane, July 19 (PTI) The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has lodged a police complaint after an exam supervisor was seen providing answers to a candidate during its ongoing Direct Service Recruitment Examination, it said on Saturday.

The incident took place during the online examination at a centre in Kolhapur district on July 16, the civic body said in a release.

After receiving a complaint, investigation was conducted, and CCTV footage showed that the supervisor was providing answers to a candidate "without the candidate asking," it said.

The supervisor was immediately removed and a complaint was filed against him at the local police station, it said.

Around 55,000 candidates appeared for the exam, being conducted across 28 centres to fill up 668 posts, over three days, the civic body said.

The entire process is being conducted through Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) under the guidance of NMMC.

NMMC Commissioner Kailash Shinde said the recruitment process was transparent and being conducted as per the rules, and would continue as per the schedule. PTI COR KRK