Due to internet suspension, Assam government’s IV. Recruitment testing for grade positions underway – ThePrint – PTIFeed

Guwahati, Oct 27 (PTI) At a time when mobile internet services were suspended across the state for over seven hours, the Assam government’s order IV. A written exam to fill class positions is held on Sunday.

Mobile internet services were disrupted from 8.30am to 4pm across the state for the third time in two months.

It was stated that voice calls and broadband connection based on landline telephone lines will continue to be functional during this period.

Any violation of the notification will be punishable under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 as well as the relevant provision of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, the order added.

Official sources said the competitive examination under the State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC) was conducted in two shifts in 28 districts.

The recruitment campaign is aimed at filling a total of 5,023 positions.

A total of 8,27,130 candidates are expected to appear in the recruitment exam, which is being held in the first shift from 9 am to 11.30 pm at 1,484 centers for HSLC level positions.

A total of 5,52,002 candidates applied to take the exam for the posts with minimum Grade 8 qualifications in the second shift from 13.30 to 16.00 at 808 centres.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma extended his best wishes to the candidates in a post published on X on Saturday evening.

ADRE 2024 sets “standards of transparency and fairness and an example for all to emulate,” the CM added.

Strict security measures were taken at the exam centres.

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) operates five pairs of exam special trains to facilitate candidates to appear for the tests, an NFR statement said.

In the statement, it was stated that these trains will be operated for one trip in both directions.

Within the scope of SLRC III. Written exams for recruitment to degree positions were held on September 15 and 29, and mobile internet services were stopped during this time.

Official sources, various III. Approximately 18.50 lakh candidates for grade IV positions. He said that 13.70 lakh candidates applied for different class positions.

First, under SLRC III. and IV. Mobile internet services were stopped for four hours for two days in August 2022, when written exams for grade positions were held for the first time in almost all districts. PTI SSG BDC

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