Vikramaditya
Port Blair, Mar 02: In Andaman and Nicobar Administration even for the post of peon one has to appear in written examination but for the lucrative posts of Post Graduate Teachers there is no written test.
This is yet not clear that why the usual proviso of mandatory competitive Written Test has been exempted in the Recruitment Rules framed for the selection of P.G.T in Education Department when for the post of Primary School Teacher and Graduate Trained Teachers one has to write CTET.
Selecting PGT candidates on the basis of merit of their Academic Marks and Experience are utterly illogical and unjustified. It is, undoubted that the professional efficiency, calibre and eligibility of a candidate cannot adjudge on the mere basis of their Academic Marks since the scores of candidates may have pursued their education in such institutions in mainland having low standard of Education where scoring marks is not a concern.
For example it is very hard to score good marks in Pondicherry University whereas in Distance Education and in some mainland Institutions it is very easy to score good marks. Therefore in this case students from Islands who get marks from Pondicherry University in Graduation and Post Graduation level are suffering the loss.
Hence, further without a fair competitive written examination the real eligible and meritorious candidates would be deprived and discriminated from their due right of employment enshrined under Art14 and Art16 of the COI and would be further ultra vires of Art 16 and Art 14 of the constitution of India, that guarantees every citizen equal opportunity in public employment matters.
Islanders now demand to include the proviso of mandatory competitive written Examination in the Recruitment Rules for the selection procedure of PGTs in the Department of Education, A&N Administration so that the real eligible candidates are not deprived and discriminated in any circumstance.
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