Saturday, August 22, 2015

2,960 clear GPSC preliminary exam

Times of India: Ahmedabad: Saturday, August 22, 2015.
The Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) announced results of the preliminary examination held for class I and II (Gujarat Administrative Services, Gujarat Police Services and Gujarat Civil Services) late on Thursday night. Out of 4.19 lakh aspirants who had appeared in the examination, 2,960 have passed and qualified for the finals. The date of the final exams is yet to be announced.
Sources said that against expectations, the GPSC had retained the 1:10 ratio for selection of candidates for different posts. There are 292 posts to be filled through the competitive exams. The ratio of candidates per seat was higher in comparison to the last exam conducted seven years ago.
After the final answer key was released on March 23, candidates were hoping the results would be releases soon as the syllabus for the final exams had been released by that time.
In the notification announcing the results of the preliminary exams, the GPSC has advised candidates not to file RTI applications seeking details of their marks. Moreover, the cut-off marks for prelims, mains and interview would be provided only after the entire examination process was over.