Police constable recruitment exam held peacefully in Kalaburagi

The written examination for recruitment to Civil Police Constable posts, conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), was peaceful across 40 centres in Kalaburagi city on Sunday (August 2).

Deputy Commissioner Ikram Shariff and City Police Commissioner S.D. Sharanappa visited several examination centres to review the arrangements, including facilities for candidates and measures adopted to prevent malpractice.

Of the 15,702 candidates registered for the morning session, 14,942 appeared while 760 remained absent. In the afternoon session, 13,715 of the 14,370 registered candidates wrote the examination, with 655 absentees.

CCTV surveillance, mobile jammers and other security measures were put in place at all examination centres. Candidates underwent frisking by police personnel, while specialists were deployed to detect and prevent the use of concealed smart devices, ensuring that screening was carried out without hurting religious sentiments.

The recruitment examination concluded smoothly without any untoward incidents, Mr. Shariff said.