Overview
- The state directed deputy commissioners and superintendents of police to adopt election-style security and train exam staff for the KPSC preliminary test scheduled for Sunday, November 15.
- KPSC introduced procedural changes that require candidates to mark a fifth OMR option if unsure, issue triple-copy OMRs, and upload scanned OMRs to the commission website on the day of the exam.
- Districts have mapped local logistics such as secure storage of papers at treasuries, route officers with police escorts, CCTV in rooms monitored from district 'war rooms', and prohibitory orders around centres.
- Police will install mobile jammers that Superintendents of Police must certify as functional, and entry rules bar mobile phones with two invigilators in every room to curb impersonation.
- The Chief Minister warned of strict accountability for lapses, including cancellation of college recognition and legal action, and officials were ordered to file compliance reports before the exam.