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HON'BLE Mrs.P.GOPINATH, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER The applicant had applied in response to the Staff Selection Commission advertisement for the post of Assistant Grade III in General Depot, Technical & Account cadres and Hindi posts (A.G II and Typists). After being provisionally declared qualified for the post, the applicant was directed to appear for the computer proficiency test on 19.6.2012 at 3.30 p.m as per qualifying provisions of the recruitment, at a venue at Bangalore. As per the instructions, the applicant reached the venue, a private computer lab, at Bangalore. Though a particular time was allotted to the applicant, the test started very late and while the applicant was attending the test, her computer stopped functioning and applicant had to wait to continue her test at around 10 p.m at night. The applicant was very disturbed with the delay and being a lone woman was not comfortable participating in the test at such late hours in an unknown place like Bangalore. Aggrieved by the improper conduct of computer proficiency test at around 10.00 p.m, the applicant prays for directing the first and second respondent to consider the candidature of the applicants for selection and appointment to the post of Assistant Grade III in General Depot, Technical & Account cadres and Hindi posts (A.G II and Typists) and to direct the respondents to conduct a re-examination of computer proficiency tests to the applicant for qualifying in the above post.

2 Respondent in their reply statement submit that the recruitment to FCI consisted of written exams (Paper-I, II or III as applicable) which were competitive in nature and computer proficiency test (CPT for short) which is qualifying in nature, as notified in the notice inviting applications for the post. The applicant would not have been selected even if she had qualified in the CPT as she had scored only 158.75 marks in the written parts of the examination. The mark obtained by the last selected candidate for the post in her category, and zone, based on the number of vacancies is 171.25. Large number of candidates attended CPT in the same batch, including female candidates who qualified in the CPT and have been selected on the basis of the marks obtained by them in the written examination held prior to CPT.

7 The combined recruitment for Assistant Grade III comprised of two written papers (Paper I and Paper II or III) and a computer proficiency test. The applicant has already been informed of her status in the RTI reply furnished and the video conference hearing provided to applicant by the Central Information Commission. The applicant has obtained 158.75 marks in paper I & II as against 171.25 marks obtained by the last qualified candidate and hence was nowhere near the last cut off marks for selection. As explained by respondent and Staff Selection Commission the computer test was a proficiency test. The marks in the written examination determined the rank of applicants in the examination. The applicant was placed for below the last qualified candidate as far as marks obtained by her in the qualifying written test. Hence, her claim for appointment is not justified. The respondent is expected to honour the rank list drawn-up on the basis of marks obtained in the exam. The applicant, on account of her performance, did not make it to the rank list and cannot now turn around and direct the respondent to re-conduct the computer proficiency test which was only a competency test. The applicant has been afforded a full opportunity of participating in the written exam and proficiency test. Having availed the opportunity and not qualified in the rank list based on the marks of the written examination, the applicant is now not entitled for the reliefs prayed for.