Kohima, September 10 (MExN): The Nagaland NET Qualified Forum (NNQF) on Thursday appealed to the State Chief Secretary (CS) Temjen Toy for age relaxation with regard to the delayed Common Educational Service Examination (CESE), 2019 advertisement.
While stating that it understands the delay in the appointments, result declaration and advertisements amidst the pandemic, the Forum pointed out that the CESE has been withheld “for a number of reasons ever since the news of the post creation and recruitment became public in July 2018.”
In its open letter to the CS, the NNQF reiterated its plea and sought his intervention in the matter.
The letter to the CS written on March 5 earlier this year by the NNQF had highlighted that the NPSC had advertised 63 posts of Assistant Professor out of the 110 posts on November 13, 2019.
However, the same has been put on hold by the NPSC since November 21, 2019, “for want of necessary changes and direction thereof from the government as regard the implementation of 4% reservation for the PWD as mandated by the Supreme Court,” the Forum stated.
It also stated that the Forum is aware of the formation of a Review Committee on Job Reservation Policy, which was dissolved with the formation of a new team.
The Forum also highlighted that while all 110 posts were supposed to be recruited in two phases- 68 during the financial year 2018-2019 and the remaining 42 during the financial year 2019-2020, not even the first phase of recruitment has been completed.
“With the pandemic taking an unprecedented turn, the delays have further been prolonged,” the Forum stated.
It voiced concern over such delays, as many qualified candidates have never got an opportunity to participate in an open and fair competition, and have become overage or are on the verge of reaching the age limit for the CES Examination.
It termed the delays and non-advertisement over the years a “gross violation of the candidates’ right to equal opportunity.”
In this regard, the NNQF appealed to the CS to consider providing age relaxation for the deprived aspirants/candidates in the upcoming advertisements for the CES Examination.
The step to increase the upper age limit of the candidates was necessary, the Forum said, for the candidates who will otherwise become ineligible for the specified exam because of the non-conduct of the examination and issuance of fresh advertisement by NPSC.
It also sought the intervention of the CS to speed up the process of the remaining 42 posts (informed to be in process since September 2019) and their inclusion in the advertisement along with the 63 posts.
