Address goof-up forces many aspirants miss APPSC exam
VISAKHAPATNAM, APRIL 22, 2019 00:00 IST
Seeking justice:APPSC candidates staging a protest with their hall-tickets near the Collector’s camp office in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Two places with the same name create confusion; toll-free number did not work, say candidates
The candidates appearing for the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) examination for the recruitment of Panchayat Secretary (Grade IV) posts were at their wits’ end on Sunday after they found that there was no examination centre when they reached the spot mentioned in their hall-tickets on Sunday.
This made many aspirants miss the test. Around 70 candidates reportedly reached at Timmapuram Junction near Rushikonda as it was mentioned on their hall-tickets that the examination would be held at Sri Adarsha Junior College nearby the junction. But, they were shocked when they found that there was no such college in that area.
Many candidates reached there from far-off places, including the interior areas in Visakhapatnam Agency. Even the police personnel who were assigned duty at the exam centre were a baffled lot.
“We received the hall-tickets about a week ago. I checked in Google which suggested that the college was very much in the area. The Internet search also showed several images of the college building, logo and etc. But after reaching the place, we were shocked,” Killo Jeevan, an aspirant who came all the way from Araku Valley said.
Many candidates blamed it on the negligence of officials, saying that the goof-up had costed them two years of hard work.
They alleged that even though they tried to contact the authorities through the toll-free number, it did not work.
Then irked aspirants then went to the Collector’s camp office near Andhra University.
Some APPSC officials approached them and promised help. The candidates were asked to write a letter mentioning their names and hall-ticket numbers.
Panel to be formed
Meanwhile, the officials said that the examination centre in question was at Thimmapuram in S. Ravaram mandal and an area near Rushikonda by the same name caused the goof-up.
However, they admitted that had the S. Rayavaram mandal been printed on the hall-tickets, the confusion could have been avoided.
“Had the aspirants checked the examination centre with the pin code, they would have got the address right. The aspirants have submitted a representation to the APPSC and a committee will be formed to look into the issue and then a decision will be taken,” DRO R. Gunnayya said.
60% attendance
As many as 36,730 candidates (60.56%) of the total 60,641 who had applied for the posts appeared for the examination in district on Sunday.
The officials said that as many as 160 examination centres were set up for the examination.
VISAKHAPATNAM, APRIL 22, 2019 00:00 IST
Seeking justice:APPSC candidates staging a protest with their hall-tickets near the Collector’s camp office in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
Two places with the same name create confusion; toll-free number did not work, say candidates
The candidates appearing for the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) examination for the recruitment of Panchayat Secretary (Grade IV) posts were at their wits’ end on Sunday after they found that there was no examination centre when they reached the spot mentioned in their hall-tickets on Sunday.
This made many aspirants miss the test. Around 70 candidates reportedly reached at Timmapuram Junction near Rushikonda as it was mentioned on their hall-tickets that the examination would be held at Sri Adarsha Junior College nearby the junction. But, they were shocked when they found that there was no such college in that area.
Many candidates reached there from far-off places, including the interior areas in Visakhapatnam Agency. Even the police personnel who were assigned duty at the exam centre were a baffled lot.
“We received the hall-tickets about a week ago. I checked in Google which suggested that the college was very much in the area. The Internet search also showed several images of the college building, logo and etc. But after reaching the place, we were shocked,” Killo Jeevan, an aspirant who came all the way from Araku Valley said.
Many candidates blamed it on the negligence of officials, saying that the goof-up had costed them two years of hard work.
They alleged that even though they tried to contact the authorities through the toll-free number, it did not work.
Then irked aspirants then went to the Collector’s camp office near Andhra University.
Some APPSC officials approached them and promised help. The candidates were asked to write a letter mentioning their names and hall-ticket numbers.
Panel to be formed
Meanwhile, the officials said that the examination centre in question was at Thimmapuram in S. Ravaram mandal and an area near Rushikonda by the same name caused the goof-up.
However, they admitted that had the S. Rayavaram mandal been printed on the hall-tickets, the confusion could have been avoided.
“Had the aspirants checked the examination centre with the pin code, they would have got the address right. The aspirants have submitted a representation to the APPSC and a committee will be formed to look into the issue and then a decision will be taken,” DRO R. Gunnayya said.
60% attendance
As many as 36,730 candidates (60.56%) of the total 60,641 who had applied for the posts appeared for the examination in district on Sunday.
The officials said that as many as 160 examination centres were set up for the examination.
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