Srinagar: Assuring fair and transparent recruitment, Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) Chairman, Khalid Jahangir Sunday asked the candidates not to fall prey to the elements claiming influence in the selection process.
Saying that merit is the only criteria that would ensure the selection of candidates, JKSSB Chairman advised the candidates to work hard and stay focused in the examination.
He also said the objective type test for Class-IV Posts of various departments is going smoothly and results are expected to be within a month.
Talking to news agency-Kashmir News Service (KNS), he said four lac five thousand candidates appeared for eight thousand five hundred seventy-five posts in three hundred eighty-two centers across UT.
He added that officials deployed for examination duty caught six candidates for indulging in malpractice.
“The candidates were found to be in possession of Bluetooth devices/ electronic equipment during Class-IV examination”, he added.
He further added that in order to maintain transparency & fairness in the examination it was decided to debar the 6 candidates for 3 years from participating in the Examinations conducted by the J&K Services Selection Board and added that the candidates who are scheduled to appear for the Class-IV examination to be held on 01st March 2021 (phase-03) are once again cautioned to desist from indulging in such malpractices as strict action shall be taken against erring candidates by the J&K Services Selection Board. (KNS)
