HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, Sept 15: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday lauded the efforts of administrations for smoothly conducting the Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) to fill vacant posts of Group III employees.
The direct recruitment examination conducted by the state administration went smoothly on Sunday with no complaints of paper leaks or any other difficulties by the candidates. The recruitment exam witnessed the appearance of more than 11 lakh candidates across the state.
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“The first ADRE exam has concluded peacefully. My deepest gratitude to all the officers and staff of the Assam Government who have successfully completed this monumental task without any issues. I once again assure our younger generation that transparency will remain our hallmark when it comes to government recruitment,” Sarma wrote on micro-blogging site X.
Meanwhile, a senior state government official also asserted that the examinations were conducted without any difficulties and the entire examination process was peaceful across the state.
“A total of 11,23,204 candidates applied for the class III level government posts. We set up 2,305 centres in different corners of the state for the examinations. The proper arrangements were put in place so that the candidates do not face any hardship in taking the examinations,” he added.
It is worth mentioning that during the examination, the administration adopted a slew of measures for the smooth conduct of the examination including the suspension of the internet for more than three hours on Sunday. Mobile internet did not function in the state from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM.
An official notification on Saturday mentioned, “To ensure that there remains no loopholes in the examination process which might have the potential to create doubt in the public mind on the fairness of the recruitment process, the Government of Assam has taken necessary steps to temporarily disable the Mobile internet/Mobile data/Mobile/Wi-Fi connectivity on 15th September, 2024 from 10.00 A.M. to 1.30 P.M.”
The official notification also added that despite the state government taking the necessary steps to conduct free and fair examination; it was observed on many such earlier occasions in our state as well as in other states that some unscrupulous elements resorted to unfair means using different Mobile Applications such as Facebook, WhatsApp. X(Twitter), Telegram and Youtube etc. which are based on internet/Wi-Fi connectivity.
