The complaint, addressed to the Chief Minister and the Home Department, questions the selection of K J Jithin, whom the committee identifies as a former SFI leader. It alleges that the commission gave him an undeserved advantage and recommended his appointment. The allegation has not been established by an independent finding.
The commission’s published records confirm that Jithin heads the merit list for Deputy Superintendent of Police (Trainee), under special recruitment for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates. The list, numbered 371/2026/SS VII, took effect on 6 May 2026 under recruitment category 265/2025.
Jithin secured 68.67 marks in the test and 13 marks in the interview, giving him a total of 81.67. The commission identifies him as belonging to the Malai Arayan Scheduled Tribe community. The published scores establish his ranking but do not, by themselves, demonstrate interference in the assessment.
The campaign committee has highlighted what it describes as a striking difference between his performance in this recruitment and an earlier selection process for police battalion constables. It claims he had not even entered the main ranked list for the constable recruitment, yet secured the leading position in the selection for the higher police post.
That comparison is central to the complaint, although performance in separate examinations cannot alone establish malpractice. The tests may involve different eligibility requirements, candidate pools, assessment methods and levels of preparation. Establishing whether the DySP selection was manipulated would require examination of the relevant records and evidence of departures from prescribed procedures.
The complainants want the authorities to investigate how the marks were awarded and whether the selection and appointment recommendation followed the commission’s rules. The available official DySP merit list does not establish the separate claim concerning Jithin’s standing in the earlier constable recruitment.
The second-ranked candidate, Sharbin C S, obtained 64.33 test marks, 12 interview marks and 4.95 weightage marks for National Cadet Corps credentials, producing a total of 81.28. The difference between the two leading candidates was therefore 0.39 marks. The narrow margin makes the allocation and verification of marks particularly relevant to any examination of the complaint.
The DySP list contains 28 candidates on its main list and seven on a supplementary list. It covers recruitment reserved for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe applicants, including vacancies earmarked specifically for Scheduled Tribe candidates. The commission says inclusion on the list does not guarantee appointment, which depends on vacancies being reported and candidates being advised against them.
The fresh accusation comes as the Crime Branch’s special investigation team examines alleged irregularities across several PSC examinations. Investigators have been scrutinising selection processes for police and other government posts, including DySP recruitment, following complaints about the preparation of questions, evaluation of answers and interview marks.
Separate inquiries into other recruitment exercises have led to criminal cases and questioning of commission officials. Those proceedings provide a context for heightened scrutiny of the commission, but they do not amount to evidence against Jithin or prove wrongdoing in this particular DySP selection.
The committee’s allegations also raise a distinction between an administrative recommendation for appointment and an appointment actually taking effect.
(The article ‘Complaint against DySP job for SFI leader’ appeared first on Free Press Journal.)
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