The question paper of General Bangla (Compulsory) did not match with the papers sold in Dhaka and elsewhere as leaked ones and the Public Service Commission (PSC), that runs the examinations, believes some Mammonish quarters spread the rumour to make quick money.

The PSC sources said commission Chairman ZN Tahmida Begum discussed the allegation with its members and concluded that the reports of leaks were baseless.

A source in the PSC, however, said the commission used an alternative set of question papers amid widespread allegations of leaks in newspapers.

Many examinees believe the commission conducted the test with a new set of questions.

Mohammad Shohrab Ali, a member of the PSC, told The Daily Star that they were happy, as the allegations proved false. He said some unscrupulous people spread the rumours with the intent of making brisk money exploiting examinees' anxiety.

On the change of question paper for the Bangla exam, he said he knew nothing of it.

The test of General English (Compulsory) will be held today.

Students who bought the rumoured 'leaked questions' at high prices felt cheated and expressed angers at rumourmongers.

"All my money went in vain," said an examinee in the city's Dr Malika College centre.

Abdur Razzak, who along with four other friends bought a set of question papers rumoured to be leaked at Tk 1,000 on Sunday, said: "He cheated us. No question matched with the real question papers."

Some said their last minute preparations were hampered by the flying rumours of leaks.

Photocopies of hand written questions of five compulsory subjects of the test -- Bangla, English, International Affairs, Mathematics and General Science -- sold as high as Tk 5,000 a set at different educational institutions and dormitories in Dhaka and elsewhere in the run-up to the examinations.

Some 47,000 examinees are sitting the exams for about 4,500 cadre service posts.

The examinations were held simultaneously at different centres in Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Khulna and London.

The PSC cancelled the 24th BCS preliminary test held on February 28 over allegations of question leaks and held the test again on August 8 amid further allegations of leaks.