Vijayapura, Aug. 3 -- Confusion over the serial numbers printed on OMR answer sheets and question papers led to a brief disruption during the Karnataka Police Constable recruitment examination at Sharadamba PU College in Tikota of Vijayapura district, prompting several candidates to walk out of the examination centre.

The examination, conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for recruitment to 1,453 Male and Female Civil Police Constable posts, was held at 61 centres across Vijayapura district on Sunday, including the Tikota centre.

According to district officials, question papers reached the centre on time for the 9:30 am examination and were distributed in accordance with the KEA Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). OMR ...