MPSC assures to publish marks of MCS candidates within 24 hrs following KSU protest

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaAugust 8, 2024

The Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC) has assured to publish the marks of all the candidates of the Meghalaya Civil Service (Preliminary) Examination within 24 hours following a protest staged by the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), which has been demanding transparency in the recruitment process.

The assurance was made by the Chairman of MPSC during a meeting with the leaders of the KSU on Wednesday evening.

The minutes of the meeting signed by both the parties said that the MSPC has agreed to publish the marks of all the candidates, who have appeared in the MCS (Prelims) Examination within 24 hours.

The commission has also assured to publish the answer keys including the incorrect and corrected answer keys and the three wrong questions along with the correct answers within 24 hours.

Answer keys (Prelims) to publish including the incorrect and the corrected answer keys within 24 hours.

According to the minutes of the meeting, the KSU has also demanded that personal interviews for the post of Meghalaya Police Service should be according to the original advertisement 2019 where the ratio is 1:2.5 and not according to the new Office Memorandum which changes the ratio to 1:1.5.

“The chairman has sought time in regard to this as to discuss it in the meeting with the other members,” it said.

Further the minutes of the meeting said, “Meanwhile, the personal interview which was scheduled to be held on August 20 and 21, 2024 should be cancelled until further notice. Roll numbers should be the same from the Prelims till Personal interview for Meghalaya Civil Service examination. Notification dated August 6, 2024 to be cancelled and the marks to be displayed in public domain.” 

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