Some states were quite reluctant to abolish interviewing for jobs (representation)
New Delhi:
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday that the interview for government posts had so far been abolished in 23 states and eight Union territories, according to a statement from the Ministry of Personnel.
This, he said, follows the discontinuation of interviews for Group B (not published in the Gazette) and Group C positions in the central government since 2016.
It was in 2015, when he was speaking from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on the occasion of the Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested the abolition of the interview and to make the choice of the post totally on the basis of a written test because each time a telephone interview was received by a candidate, his whole family would be disturbed by apprehension and anxiety, recalled the minister.
Following a quick follow-up to the prime minister’s advice, he said, the Personnel and Training Department (DoPT) undertook a rapid exercise and, within three months, completed the entire process to announce the abolition of recruitment interviews in the central government from January. 1, 2016.
While some states like Maharashtra and Gujarat quickly implemented this rule, there were other states that were quite reluctant to abolish the conduct of interviews for jobs, said Singh, the minister of Staff Status.
He expressed his satisfaction that after some persuasion and repeated reminders to some state governments, the practice of conducting talks is now abandoned in all eight Union Territories of India, including the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and 23 of the country’s 28 states. , the statement said.
Mr Singh said that in the past there have been complaints, grievances and allegations about the manipulation of notes during interviews to help some privileged candidates.
Abolishing the interview and considering only the written test scores as merit for selection, he said, provides a level playing field for all applicants.
In addition to bringing transparency and objectivity to the hiring process, Singh said, several states have also reported significant savings to the public treasury, as sizable expenses were incurred to conduct interviews. with candidates often numbering in the thousands and interview. process continued for several days together.
It should be mentioned that previously there had often been complaints that the merit of the written test was compromised by lowering the candidate’s interview scores in order to help some candidates for questionable considerations, the statement said.
There were also allegations that work for money or large sums were paid to secure jobs by manipulating interview notes, he said.
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