Live streaming introduced for transparency
Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Mar 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) today conducted OMR based objective type written examination for the post of Accounts Assistant (Finance) today across 722 examination centres in 19 districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The JKSSB had earlier advertised 972 posts of Accounts Assistant (Finance Department) and about 2 lakh candidates had applied for the posts in which about 1.36 lakh candidates (70%) participated
“It was a mammoth exercise and I am thankful to all role partners for their enormous cooperation. The JK SSB team worked relentlessly to conduct the examination. The Deputy Commissioners and their team in the districts extended the fullest possible cooperation to the J&KSSB in the smooth and transparent conduct of this exercise. Security arrangements were the elaborate and smooth movement of traffic was ensured by the JK Police,” JKSSB Chairman said.
He underlined that to further transparency and fairness during the examination process, the JKSSB introduced the facility of live CCTV surveillance and capturing of bio-metric attendance to avert attempts of unfair means practice like impersonation.
On the day, the JKSSB said that a multi-layered structure was deployed for supervision with one Centre Observer and Centre Magistrate for each Examination Centre, in addition to the Center Superintendent.
“722 Magistrates, 722 Centre Observers and 722 Centre Superintendents and around 8100 Invigilators were deployed for smooth conduct of the examination. Besides Flying Squads, General Observers & Chief Inspectors were nominated for effective supervision and monitoring of the examination,” JKSSB said.
Adequate security arrangements were made at each Examination Centre by the J&K Police for frisking and maintenance of law and order. Besides ensuring the conduct of examination fairly and transparently,
The officers deployed in JKSSB Command Control Room while exercising vigil detected one case of attempted unfair means by candidates, which was immediately reported to the Centre Superintendent for necessary action under rules.
“The candidate was found to be in possession of Mobile Phone taken in stealthily, at SRM Welkin School Sopore Baramulla while attempting to appear in the aforesaid examination. JKSSB also detected one invigilatory staff trying to violate laid down SOPs during live CCTV surveillance candidate was immediately put in isolation,” JKSSB said.
One more candidate at Fatima Convent School Bishnah, Jammu, JKSSB said, attempted to indulge in malpractice by taking out the question paper during the examination. “However, the same was retrieved and the candidate was immediately put in isolation.”
JKSSB said that CCTV surveillance proved to be a useful tool to detect the use of unfair means in the examination centre.
“The Board intends to expand the usage of CCTV surveillance to ensure 100% live streaming in days to come. Besides, the Board has also found one invigilator indulging in undesirable practice through CCTV surveillance and recommended strict action against him.”
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