MPSC main exam : Candidates in a tail spin
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, February 03, 2012: With multiple petitions pending in Court, the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Mains) Examination 2010 which is scheduled to be held on February 6 has been thrown into serious jeopardy causing much anxiety and dilemma to the candidates who have qualified for the same main exam.

After results of the preliminary exam were declared, some unsuccessful candidates filed a petition at the Gauhati High Court.

After hearing the petition, the Court issued a ruling to the effect that if any of the petitioners secure marks eligible for the main examinations after re-evaluating their answer sheets with regard to four controversial questions, they should be allowed to appear the main examination.

Not satisfied with this ruling, 11 petitioners filed another case at Gauhati High Court (Double Bench).

Nonetheless, in line with the High Court's ruling, MPSC set up a re-evaluation committee and it ex-examined answer sheets of the 11 petitioners.

After re-evaluation, the MPSC issued an order declaring that one of the 11 petitioners is eligible for appearing the main exam.

In the meantime, a group of unsuccessful candidates has filed another complaint at Gauhati High Court, followed by another petition filed by another group for which the hearing has been fixed on February 6, the day of the main examination.

If the Court issues a ruling similar to the previous one, it is feared that the main examination may be put off for good, said some of the candidates who have qualified for the main exam.

They opined that it would be acceptable to all if the MPSC allows all the candidates, not only the petitioners, who secured qualifying marks to appear the main exam.

They pointed out that the MPSC Exam held in 2004 was aborted midway as the preliminary exam was conducted while a case was already pending in the Court.

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