Despite frequently landing in trouble due to its opaqueness in conducting recruitment exams, the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has failed to take corrective measures.
This 'secrecy' has also given rise to allegations that it has given undue benefits to some candidates.
In fact, the agitating candidates on Sunday were not satisfied with the postponement of the exams and the eligibility of the extra 1,201 candidates, and are planning to move the AP High Court on Monday.
While the candidates allege eight errors in the Prelims papers, there is no clarity on how many errors the APPSC has owned up to.
In fact goof-ups in question papers, errors in translation etc, have become common over the
years. Earlier in May, APPSC postponed the junior lecturers' recruitment exam after the candidates reached the centres stating that the flight carrying the question papers had not arrived.
Though the Commission claims that it has been utilising the services of eminent professors and subject experts to draft question papers, even questions such as “The National Science Day will be observed on which day?” were framed erroneously in the Group-I prelims exam.
The answer was given as February 22, while the correct date is February 28.
“The Commission held a special meeting to consider the representations/objections raised by candidates. These objections have been thoroughly examined and the final key is now published on the Commission’s Website. Based on this key, 1,201 additional candidates are qualified to write Group-I Mains exams. The list of these candidates is available on the website. They can download their hall tickets from September 5 from 5 pm onwards,” said APPSC secretary Poonam Malakondaiah.