Guwahati, February 17 The Assam government on Tuesday said that the results of the state civil services examination, which were announced a day ago, had to be cancelled due to a discrepancy in the reservation for a specific community.
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Chandra Mohan Patowary said in the Assembly that the examination was conducted in a transparent manner, although there was an error in reserving positions for the Moran community during the announcement of the results.
He was responding to the matter raised by AIUDF legislator Ashraful Hussain, who pointed out that the final results of the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) 2024 were initially declared by the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) on Monday but were promptly cancelled and withdrawn.
The APSC announced the rectified final results for CCE 2024 on Tuesday, which were uploaded on its website.
Patowary said that the advertisement published by the APSC for CCE 2024 had mentioned the reservation of one post each for the Moran and Motak communities respectively within the OBC/MOBC quota in the Assam Civil Service (Junior Grade) and Assam Police Service (Junior Grade).
The reservation is for a period of five years, according to an official order of October 19, 2023.
The minister said that although the APSC was aware of the order, the final results of CCE 2024 were initially published on Monday with reservation for only Motak community candidates.
"The APSC was contacted immediately after the results were announced. The Commission also received complaints from the Moran Students’ Union and other members of the Moran community, which led to the cancellation of the initial results," Patowary said.
He maintained that the CCE 2024 was conducted with utmost transparency and said that the state government has ensured that the process is fair.