Right to Equality of Opportunity in Public Employment (Article 16) and Examination Integrity
Article 16 of the Constitution guarantees equality of opportunity in matters of public employment, while Article 14 guarantees equality before law. Paper leaks and organised examination fraud directly undermine these guarantees by giving an unfair advantage to a section of candidates, defeating merit-based selection that Articles 14 and 16 are designed to protect.
- Article 21A (inserted by the 86th Amendment, 2002) makes free and compulsory education a fundamental right for children aged 6-14, reinforcing the state's interest in the integrity of the education and examination ecosystem that follows.
- Recruitment to public services is also governed by Article 309 (rules for state and Union services) and overseen by bodies like the UPSC (Article 315) and SSC.
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