The Hindu Business Line : APPSC’s Group I recruitment pattern attracts interest

The objective of the reforms is testing the analytical ability of a candidate and to provide a level playing field for all candidates in the form of common papers.

G. Naga Sridhar

Hyderabad, June 5 The reforms introduced by Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) in the pattern of Group – I recruitment test attracted the attention of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) besides service commissions of other States.

The UPSC sought details from APPSC on the new pattern of test which has only general studies and essay spread over five papers unlike previous optional subjects-based examination, Dr Y. Venkatrami Reddy, Chairman, APPSC told Business Line.

APPSC is in the process of recruiting for Group I posts and has announced the schedule of main examinations in August in the new pattern. About 9,800 candidates were declared eligible for main examinations by the commission recently.

The objective of the reforms was testing the analytical ability of a candidate and to provide a level playing field for all candidates in the form of common papers, Dr Reddy said. One of the complaints of the aspirants for Group I and Civil Services examinations of UPSC was no proper scaling for award of marks in different optional papers. Common papers for all would eliminate this problem, according to Mr D. Srinivas, Director of Ambedkar Study Circle.

FURTHER CHANGES

APPSC is also contemplating further changes in the interview pattern for Group I posts. “We are thinking of introducing issue-based discussions in the interview. As memory of a candidate will be tested in the written examination what is the point in repeating the same in the personality test?” the Chairman said.

While the written part accounts for 750 marks for Group-I posts, 75 marks are earmarked for the interview.

The Commission had implemented some changes in the interviews conducted for assistant motor vehicle inspectors by asking similar questions to all the candidates to uniformly test and compare their individual abilities. “This gave good results,” he added.

PRELIMS RESULT FINAL

When asked on the demand from some candidates that reservations should be implemented in the preliminary examination the results of which were declared a couple of weeks ago, Dr Reddy said: “The results are final and there will be no change. There is a clear Judgment of AP High Court on non-applicability of the principle of reservations in the screening test.”

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APPSC’s Group I recruitment pattern attracts interest