Maiden civils paper cheer students

Hyderabad: Candidates appearing for the first recruitment test for the posts of assistant executive engineer (Civil), held online by the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) on Sunday, found the paper to be moderately easy.

 

While the General Studies paper was perceived to be easy, the civil engineering paper was tougher than usual.

 

However, the first recruitment test in Telangana was not without its share of glitches as computers at a centre in the outskirts of Hyderabad hung, leaving the candidates worried. However, they were immediately shifted to another centre.  About 136 candidates were appearing for the AEE (Civil) test at the Sri Datta Engineering College in Ibrahimpatnam outside Hyderabad. However, right after registration, their computers hung and the candidates were shifted to another centre. TSPSC authorities stated that no glitches were encountered in any of the other centres.

 

TSPSC sources said that the computers in the Sri Datta centre were also checked in the morning before the commencement of the exam by TSPSC officials and were certified fit for the exam. 

 

“But problems developing just during the exam is peculiar. All the computers were double checked and verified,” TSPSC sources said, adding that a committee may be formed to probe the incident. 

 

That apart, students found the paper to be moderately easy. Some of the questions asked in the General Studies paper were about the state flower of Telangana, launching date of Haritha Haram programme etc.

 

The online test was for 931 posts of AEE (Civil) in various government departments. 

 

TSPSC informed that about 24,383 candidates appeared for the exam on Sunday out of the total registered 30,783. Interestingly, only Hyderabad centres recorded an attendance of 86 per cent while other centres at Khammam, Karimnagar and Warangal recorded attendance rates of 51 per cent, 43 per cent and 54 per cent respectively.

 

TSPSC, meanwhile, claimed it was a record of sorts to conduct an online exam for 30,000 applicants. “No other state Public Service Commission or even UPSC has attempted to conduct an online exam on such a scale,” said TSPSC secretary Parvati Subramanian.