Andhra PSC prepares SOP for conduct of exams
The governing council of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has readied a standard operating procedure (SOP) to conduct examinations for government services.
Representational Image. VIJAYAWADA: The governing council of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has readied a standard operating procedure (SOP) to conduct examinations for government services. A detailed blueprint has been prepared for holding the examinations keeping in mind precautions necessitated by Covid-19. The board will announce the schedule separately as many examinations are lined up over the next months.
The APPSC board held a meeting at the commission's office on Wednesday. Service commission secretary and senior IPS officer PSR Anjaneyulu said they would shortly finalise the examination schedule as the commission is focusing on measures to prevent virus spread during the conduct of the examinations. "Safety of the candidates and invigilators are high on our agenda. We will conduct all the examinations by taking highest level safeguards to prevent Covid-19," Anjaneyulu told TOI. Dedicated rooms would be marked as isolation wards at the examination centres, Anjaneyulu said.
The schedule for Group-I mains would be ready by the month-end, Anjaneyulu said, adding that the commission would conduct the examination after the UPSC civil services preliminary examination and before the UPSC mains. "We will give at least three weeks gap after the UPSC civils prelims before conducting the Group-I mains," said Anjanayulu.
Anjaneyulu said chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has directed all departments to prepare a list of vacancies for chalking out an action plan to fill these posts. The commission, he said, will ready the recruitment exams calendar once it receive sthe vacancies list from the government.
The APPSC board held a meeting at the commission's office on Wednesday. Service commission secretary and senior IPS officer PSR Anjaneyulu said they would shortly finalise the examination schedule as the commission is focusing on measures to prevent virus spread during the conduct of the examinations. "Safety of the candidates and invigilators are high on our agenda. We will conduct all the examinations by taking highest level safeguards to prevent Covid-19," Anjaneyulu told TOI. Dedicated rooms would be marked as isolation wards at the examination centres, Anjaneyulu said.
The schedule for Group-I mains would be ready by the month-end, Anjaneyulu said, adding that the commission would conduct the examination after the UPSC civil services preliminary examination and before the UPSC mains. "We will give at least three weeks gap after the UPSC civils prelims before conducting the Group-I mains," said Anjanayulu.
Anjaneyulu said chief minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy has directed all departments to prepare a list of vacancies for chalking out an action plan to fill these posts. The commission, he said, will ready the recruitment exams calendar once it receive sthe vacancies list from the government.
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