Overview
- The government constituted the Competitive Examinations and Recruitment Reform Committee on Friday under former chief secretary S. V. Ranganath with T. M. Vijay Bhaskar, Vandita Sharma and L. K. Atheeq as members.
- Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar ordered immediate anti‑fraud measures that include video recording of every exam stage, bans on staff carrying mobile phones, district‑level official accountability and police monitoring of coaching centres.
- KPSC has been under scrutiny after the governor suspended its chairman on July 13 over alleged favouritism and recruitment cases such as veterinary doctor selections have reached the Karnataka High Court.
- The state is preparing to run a large hiring drive covering more than 70,000 vacancies with KPSC and KEA scheduling exams to fill 36,773 posts over six months and about 3.5 million candidates expected to appear.
- The committee is advisory and will recommend long‑term system changes while political opposition has called for a CBI probe, so reform outcomes will depend on cross‑departmental implementation and possible legal steps.