I am a bit amused to read about the decision of the cabinet of Kerala to extend the validity of the PSC ranklists, which are expiring by Arch 2017 amidst demand from various quarters to extend the validity of all lists. And the protesters also made some dramatics like a suicide threat by climbing atop a tree by one person!!
The Kerala Public Service Commission regularly invites application from eligible candidates fr appointment to various posts under Government of Kerala on the basis of the vacancies advised by the concerned departments, I understand. Once the rank list is ready it is the duty of the PSC to issue the advice memos to the successful candidates and the concerned departments to appoint them against the vacancies already identified by them. The vacancies advised to the PSC include both existing and those anticipated in the next one year.
This being the case, I fail to understand why the demand for extending the validity of the ranklist is made at all!! If no appointments are made from the rank list prepared, the concerned heads of department should be taken to task and those whose names appear in the rank list upto the number of vacancies declared should be given appointment orders immediately and the balance list should be made void with immediate effect. Any fresh vacancies should be filled in after calling for fresh applications and conducting the test/interview etc. Without doing this, if the validity of the list prepared once is extended many times, this will be detrimental to the interests of the freshers who become eligible to apply for similar posts. The political parties or organisations supporting such demand for extension should realise this aspect too.
I only hope the government and PSC will evolve a fool proof system to conduct the examinations and appoints the successful candidates in a time bound manner to eradicate such problems faced by the candidates, which may lead to such demands.
Regarding the suicide threat raised by one of the agitators, I personally feel that undue publicity should not be given to such attempts and the person should be left to mend for himself. I feel undue media glare only encourages people to show such dramatics.
The Kerala Public Service Commission regularly invites application from eligible candidates fr appointment to various posts under Government of Kerala on the basis of the vacancies advised by the concerned departments, I understand. Once the rank list is ready it is the duty of the PSC to issue the advice memos to the successful candidates and the concerned departments to appoint them against the vacancies already identified by them. The vacancies advised to the PSC include both existing and those anticipated in the next one year.
This being the case, I fail to understand why the demand for extending the validity of the ranklist is made at all!! If no appointments are made from the rank list prepared, the concerned heads of department should be taken to task and those whose names appear in the rank list upto the number of vacancies declared should be given appointment orders immediately and the balance list should be made void with immediate effect. Any fresh vacancies should be filled in after calling for fresh applications and conducting the test/interview etc. Without doing this, if the validity of the list prepared once is extended many times, this will be detrimental to the interests of the freshers who become eligible to apply for similar posts. The political parties or organisations supporting such demand for extension should realise this aspect too.
I only hope the government and PSC will evolve a fool proof system to conduct the examinations and appoints the successful candidates in a time bound manner to eradicate such problems faced by the candidates, which may lead to such demands.
Regarding the suicide threat raised by one of the agitators, I personally feel that undue publicity should not be given to such attempts and the person should be left to mend for himself. I feel undue media glare only encourages people to show such dramatics.
