Here are four reasons why students want Group 1 recruitment exam postponed in Telangana

While the Public Service Commission is going ahead with conduct of the exam on Monday, the job aspirants are sparing no efforts by organising demonstrations and not budging from their demand to postpone the examination.

Hyderabad: Why is there so much opposition to the conduct of the TGPSC Group – 1 recruitment examination from the job aspirants?

While the Public Service Commission is going ahead with conduct of the exam on Monday, the job aspirants are sparing no efforts by organising demonstrations and not budging from their demand to postpone the examination. Their demand is despite the Telangana High Court giving a green signal for the exam.

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Here are the four main reasons why students say they want exam to be postponed.

1. Sudden invalidity of study material: Just 10 days before the proposed examination, the Telangana State Public Service Commission declared that the widely-used Telugu Academy books are no longer valid. Job aspirants for any competitive examination relied upon these books for years to study Telangana history, geography etc. This decision which came close to the exam date threw the students into a chaos. “How could one prepare for the exam, if the very foundation of the study materials is declared invalid at the last moment?” is the big question that is left unanswered by the authorities.

2. Legal uncertainty: The sudden implementation of GO 29 has altered reservation norms in recruitment. The GO disqualifies aspirants who were earlier eligible under the earlier rules. This drastic shift has caused a sense of betrayal and fear as the candidates now face the possibility of being excluded due to mid-recruitment changes. The Telangana High Court has already said that the outcome of the Group 1 exam is subject to its judgement on November 20, 2024. Conducting the exam under this cloud of legal uncertainty will only lead to prolonged litigation and risks repeating the 2011 fiasco, where aspirants waited years for justice. Why rush an exam when its validity is under judicial scrutiny?

3. Violation of fair reservation rights: GO 29 fundamentally undermines the right guaranteed under Articles 15 and 16 of the constitution, denying aspirants their rightful reservations. The arbitrary change of rules is a violation of candidates trust and constitutional protections. Many students from SC, ST, BC and EWS categories who qualified under the earlier norms of GO 55 are now being disqualified. This is nothing short of a violation of fundamental rights.

4. Mental trauma and police atrocities on peaceful protesters: Job aspirants are facing brutal police crackdowns during peaceful protests. Study halls are forcibly shut, students being arrested unnecessarily and essential services like power supply, food supply have been cut off. Several students were physically assaulted with some suffering severe injuries on their hands. Such developments left the students in a state of emotional and mental distress. It is utterly unfair to expect the students in such a disturbed state to sit for a life-changing examination.