APSC to take action against officials for omitting candidates

The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) today said it is in the process of taking disciplinary action against officials for omitting three eligible candidates from viva interview for appointment in state civil services.
"We are taking steps. We are in the process of taking disciplinary action. We have identified the persons," APSC chairman (in-charge) Anupam Kumar Roy said at a press conference here.
He accepted that it was a "mistake committed" by the Commission, which conducted the interview for three candidates last month.
"However, they did not qualify. These all candidates belonged to persons with disabilities category under orthopaedically handicapped section," Roy said.

The APSC chairman said the names were omitted "inadvertently" and it did not involve any malpractice by any official.
When asked how many officials have been identified for this "unintentional" mistake, APSC Member Dhruba Hazarika said: "It could be more than one person as well.

"The examination was notified in 2015 and was for appointing officials for Assam Civil Services (Junior Grade) and Assam Land and Revenue Services.
Roy informed that the entire episode came to light after one of the three candidates filed an RTI application.
The chairman also said APSC has selected 1,374 candidates in the last 10 months for appointments into various services of all grades.

Currently, the process of selection and appointment is going on for about 500 posts, he added.