with different modes of examination. [103A-B, D-F]
(7) The oral interview test is undoubtedly not a very
satisfactory test for assessing and evaluating ... better
test for measuring personal characteristics and traits, the
oral interview test must, at the present stage, be regarded
as not irrational or irrelevant though
According to the petitioners in the they were called
for oral interview. According to them they also fared well
in the viva voce test ... contention of the
petitioner that the oral test was defective, it was observed
that oral interview is undoubtedly not a very satisfactory
test for assessing
published who had
cleared the examination. On August 1, 1996,
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oral interview of the candidates who had
cleared written examination was taken and
provisional ... made on the basis of marks obtained by the
candidates at oral interview.
5. The candidates who could not get entry
in the select list
minutes and, therefore,
selections made oil the basis of oral interview must be
regarded as arbitrary and hence voilative of Article 14.
Now this criticism ... criticism of the reputed authors in this
behalf, observed :
".......the oral interview method continues to be very
much in vogue as a supplementary test
made on the basis of a written
test followed by oral interviews and minimum qualifying marks would be
fixed for the tests. The relevant passage ... starting from top to bottom, the applicants will be called for
Oral Interviews. However, minimum qualifying marks will be
prescribed and the aforesaid will also
Administration' and observed "But, despite all this
criticism, the oral interview method continues to be very
much in vogue as a supplementary test ... possible to accept the
contentions of the petitioners that the oral interview
test is so defective that selecting candidates for
admission on the basis
were selected and asked
to appear for an oral interview. The oral interview was
conducted by a Five Member Interview Committee comprising
(i) Municipal Commissioner ... Corporation, on the basis of their performance in the oral
interview before the aforesaid Committee and also in the
written examination. The appellant figured
stages, namely, (i) physical efficiency test, (ii) written test and (iii) oral interview. To become eligible to take the written test, the candidates should pass ... were not called for interview, shall be called for interview and after coming out successful in the interview, if their cut-off marks is more
given relaxation of 3
years for PSI (Unarmed).
3.4. However, when oral interview was taken in
April 2013, the petitioner had left ... years while he had applied but not at
the time of oral interview. Insofar as physical
fitness and other things were concerned, the
petitioner
interview. The total marks fixed for the interview was 40.
The appellant fixed cut off marks at 26. The final
interview took place ... interview. The advertisement did
not provide for a separate minimum in the interview. It is
almost a week before the interview that the Commission took
