It was of little surprise that the publication of the answer keys of the NCS/NSS/Allied Services Exam 2011 instantly drew the attention of many of the candidates. We have seen that within the next 24 hours of its publication in the local dailies, many have written back to the papers to rectify the mistakes as was provided by the NPSC. Admittedly, I do appreciate this gesture of the NPSC in publishing answer keys which I believe would ensure greater transparency and accountability in its functioning, in as much it is an effort to ensure that the deserving and merited students do not suffer for no fault of theirs. However, it is highly regrettable to see that the Commission had to publish the answers without verifying the authenticity of the answers, which I believe is one of the primary jobs of the Commission.
Many of the wrong answers as provided by the NPSC were very simple and obvious ones which the Commission themselves could have rectified if they had put in a little amount of commitment in their job. For instance, how do persons who occupy such a highly esteemed, constitutional position not know that the Panchayati Raj Institutions exist at the village, block and state levels AND NOT at the village, district and state levels as given by the NPSC?
We would like to know from the NPSC the reason for this plunder. To err is human, I agree, but this is too high a price we, aspirants, could afford. Please don’t put the blame on printing error or problem of oversight or whatever. What if the same plunder had been committed in the optional papers of past NPSC exams (Main), for which the Commission does not publish answer keys (and which I doubt is highly possible). Please own up the responsibility if you must. Just as a minister cannot put the blame on the secretary or any other officials for the anomalies detected in his ministry/department, for he is bound by the principle of ministerial responsibility, the Commission is likewise not expected to shift the blame here and there (as in the past), all the more so considering that NPSC is an autonomous body.
Dear sirs and madam, our being a Christian is not only about trying to please God; it is also very much within the spirit of Christianity to be dedicated in the job each one is charged with, as also doing justice to the people we are supposed to serve. Your negligence could very well be the reason for somebody’s failure, even if you feel that might be negligible. This is not an attempt to tarnish the image of the NPSC. We are only demanding justice from you.
Kevin, Ashepu, Lovina,
Civil Service Aspirants
Many of the wrong answers as provided by the NPSC were very simple and obvious ones which the Commission themselves could have rectified if they had put in a little amount of commitment in their job. For instance, how do persons who occupy such a highly esteemed, constitutional position not know that the Panchayati Raj Institutions exist at the village, block and state levels AND NOT at the village, district and state levels as given by the NPSC?
We would like to know from the NPSC the reason for this plunder. To err is human, I agree, but this is too high a price we, aspirants, could afford. Please don’t put the blame on printing error or problem of oversight or whatever. What if the same plunder had been committed in the optional papers of past NPSC exams (Main), for which the Commission does not publish answer keys (and which I doubt is highly possible). Please own up the responsibility if you must. Just as a minister cannot put the blame on the secretary or any other officials for the anomalies detected in his ministry/department, for he is bound by the principle of ministerial responsibility, the Commission is likewise not expected to shift the blame here and there (as in the past), all the more so considering that NPSC is an autonomous body.
Dear sirs and madam, our being a Christian is not only about trying to please God; it is also very much within the spirit of Christianity to be dedicated in the job each one is charged with, as also doing justice to the people we are supposed to serve. Your negligence could very well be the reason for somebody’s failure, even if you feel that might be negligible. This is not an attempt to tarnish the image of the NPSC. We are only demanding justice from you.
Kevin, Ashepu, Lovina,
Civil Service Aspirants
