Certificate in Basic Computer mandatory to apply for LDC and above posts

GANGTOK, 25 May: The State Government issued a fresh circular on 21 May 2012 making Basic Computer Concept Certificate from DOEACC mandatory for those seeking a government job from the post of LDC and upwards.
The Department of Personnel had issued an office memo on 21 July last year making the Basic Computer Concept Certificate mandatory for job applicants. Following this, the Chief Secretary issued a circular on 21 May directing all the heads of departments and State Public Service Commission to adhere to the policy for further recruitments in the State government.

Computer basics made mandatory skill for govt job seekers

GANGTOK, 24 May: The State Government has made Basic Computer Concept Certificate of the DOEACC, Ministry of IT, a mandatory requirement for all those seeking government jobs. This, a Department of Information Technology press release informs, follows from guidelines issued by the Government of India recommending that candidates aspiring for Government jobs should be familiar with the use of computers.
The release explains further that this notification has become necessary as “extensive computerization is taking place in all the departments and without basic knowledge of computers, employees will not be able to function efficiently.” Many other states have already adopted the BCC as a pre-requisite for Government Jobs.
The Basic Computer Concept (BCC) course is designed with an aim to impart basic level computer skills like taking a printout and accessing information from the internet and  can equip a person to use a computer in day to day life for professional as well  as personal use, the release adds.