Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma proposed that his government doesn’t want to take any risk. and will disconnect all the mobile servers’ internet connections for the duration of the recruitment exams on both the dates.
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that all the mobile internet services and servers would be down. It will be for four hours on each of the dates between August 21 and 28. To ensure exams for government jobs could be conducted smoothly, to “restrain cheating in exams”. As part of the drive to provide 100,000 jobs within the first year of returning to power, the BJP-led state government. It will conduct examinations for recruitment to nearly 30,000 Grade III and Grade IV posts on the two dates.
Why is Assam Turning Off the Internet?
A total of 14,30,337 candidates are expected to take part in the written exams. In one of the largest such drives in the state. It is to be noted that Assam is not the first state that is blocking or disconnecting. and mobile internet services during exams. Last year, the Rajasthan government did the same thing, by putting all the mobile internet servers or services down and text messages too in the districts where the state’s teacher recruitment exams were being held.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed all officers. to adhere to the Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) to conserve a fool-proof contrivance for recruiting competent youth into different government posts. A sub-inspector-level police officer will be present in each examination center and will be assisted by other police personnel. The candidates, along with the invigilators, will be barred from carrying mobile phones or any other electronic gadgets into the examination center.
The chief minister also asked the district police chiefs where exams will be held to keep their intelligence networks active to be able to preempt any attempt to disturb the examination process. “In the past, there have been instances of irregularities during recruitment drives. It includes posts in the state’s civil services and police departments. with instances of papers getting a leak. ” – The main reason why other states have to take this kind of step.
By Lakshay Kumar Sharma | On Thursday, August 18, 2022, | 11:44 pm IST
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