DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 27 (MExN): The All Nagaland Unemployed Diploma Engineers Association (ANUDEA) has written to the Nagaland State Chief Minister on grievances faced by diploma holders and appealed for 40% reservation for diploma holders in the upcoming NPSC technical exam.
In its letter to the CM, the ANUDEA said that the Nagaland Engineering Service Rule 2006 and 2012 is silent about the 40% reservation for diploma holders, “whereas the Nagaland Engineering Service Rule 1997 included in part III under the heading Direct Recruitment (iii) clearly states that 40% of the total vacancies being reserved for 3 years’ diploma certificate holders as indicated in schedule VI of this rule.”
On this account, the ANUDEA said that equality and justice is not being given to the diploma holders. A diploma holder competing with a degree holder is quite questionable, it stated, citing the example of “a lecturer and his/her students sitting for the same set of question paper in which the lecturer is a specialised.”
It informed the Nagaland CM that most students from underprivileged section of society do not get opportunity to pursue further studies (B.Tech/B.E). “Whereas, the Government does not seem to create opportunities for Diploma holders which we feel is a step motherly treatment on the part of the Government and going to the extent of removing 40% reservation of JE post in NPSC (CTE),” it added.
