373 clear SCS and SPS prelims

GANGTOK, 24 July: 373 out of the 2,679 aspirants who had appeared for the junior grade Sikkim State Civil Service [SCS] and Sikkim State Police Services [SPS] preliminary examinations on Sunday have cleared the exams. The results were put up on the notice board of the Sikkim Public Service Commission office near old West Point school today at around 4 pm.
The 373 candidates will now have to sit for the main exams followed by the viva voce. The preliminary examinations were held for 25 posts of Under Secretary and 2 posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
The SPSC has said that the candidates who have cleared the prelims can opt for either of the two posts or both.
The results will also be put up on the SPSC website spscskm.gov.in on Friday, it is informed.
While 5,431 candidates had registered for the preliminary examinations, only 3,189 candidates took their admit cards for the exams, of whom, as mentioned, 2,679 took the exam. In the prelims held in October last year, which was later cancelled by the SPSC, 3,611 candidates had given both the papers.

2,679 sit for SCS and SPS prelims

GANGTOK, 22 July: 2,679 candidates appeared for the junior grade Sikkim State Civil Service [SCS] and Sikkim State Police Services [SPS] preliminary examinations on Sunday which was held amidst tight security at the 11 institutional centres in and around Gangtok. The exams were held for 25 posts of Under Secretary and 2 posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police.
While 2,691 candidates sat for the first paper in the morning session, 2,679 candidates returned for the second paper in the afternoon, informed the Controller of Examinations, Sikkim Public Service Commission, OP Sapkota.
5,431 candidates had registered for the preliminary examinations, but only 3,189 candidates took their admit cards for the exams, while the rest did not take their admit cards even though they were available with the officials of the SPSC office, he highlighted.
We are in the process of conducting the evaluations, he added.
It may be mentioned that this time the SPSC is conducting the exams based on the UPSC format where preliminary exams will be followed by the Mains and then the viva voce.
In the prelims held in October last year, which was later cancelled by the SPSC, 3,645 candidates sat for the morning session and 3,611 returned for the afternoon session.

SKM student wing demands explanation on cancellation of SPSC prelims

GANGTOK, 30 Oct: A delegation of the students’ wing of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha met the Sikkim Public Service Commission Chairman, ML Arrawatia, at his office here today. The delegation demanded an explanation for the cancellation of the SPSC preliminary examination held on 06 October.
An SKM press release issued by its publicity secretary, Ugen Namgyal Bhutia, informs that the delegation also demanded that the present board at SPSC be declared ‘incompetent’ and a new board constituted.
The SKM student’s wing also asked the commission to compensate expenses incurred by candidates who came from different parts of the state to give the examination which has now been cancelled. They further demanded that the re-examination be conducted as soon as possible.
The release claims that the SPSC Chairman failed to explain the reason behind the cancellation of the examination or give the dates for the re-examination.
SKM students’ wing has given a one-week ultimatum to SPSC to come up with a proper explanation on the issue, failing which the party will take to the streets and also initiate legal action, the release informs.