NPSC chairman clarifies the issue as technical; roll number belong to candidates directly qualified for viva voce
Morung Express News
Dimapur | June 29
Allegations of “unfair practices” by the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) did the round on social media on Thursday after the result of the written examination for the combined technical services exam conducted by NPSC had roll numbers which were not included on the list notified for the written examination.
The result of the successful candidates qualified for viva voce was published on the June 29 issue of the local dailies.
A number of candidates who appeared for the examination alleged that seven roll numbers listed as qualified candidates for the viva voce were not enrolled in the list qualified for the written examination. The serial number of candidates as printed in the admit card for the written examination started from 4001 and ended on 7097. Therefore, the inclusion of the roll numbers-7099, 7101, 7102, 7103, 7104, 7105, 7106- had many seeking clarification.
NPSC chairman A Yanang Konyak, when contacted by The Morung Express said that the matter is a “technical issue.”
He claimed that the additional roll numbers which earned the suspicion and ire of a number of individuals belonged to candidates who were qualified to directly appear for viva voce without appearing for the written examination.
Quoting NPSC recruitment rules, Konyak pointed out that in the case of post vacancies having applicants/candidates lesser than that mentioned in the service rules, then those standing candidates for the said post (s) could be recruited directly by interview.
As per the NPSC (State Civil & other services) Recruitment Rules 2008, Rule 8 (ii), “Recruitment by interview only (without written examination), will be conducted for recruitment into the services for which no specific syllabi for written examinations have been adopted or when the number of applicants for a particular post is 4+ x or less where x is the number of vacancies advertised.”
Furthermore, a source said the roll numbers 7101, 7102, 7103, 7104, 7105 & 7106 belonged to candidates qualified to directly appear for the viva voce and therefore did not figure in the earlier written examination list.
Further, the roll number 7099 belonged to a petitioner whose documents was rejected by the Commission but ordered by the High Court to let the individual appear for the written examination after a case was filed, the source stated.
A candidate who had appeared for the NPSC written examination said the Commission should have informed about these circumstances, at least on the local print media, so that there was no confusion or apprehension as projected in the wake.
