SRINAGAR: At least 60 per cent of the selected candidates for JKAS Combined Competitive Examination are from reserved categories, sparking calls from politicians to scrap the reservation policy.
Out of 71 candidates called for the medical examination, 42 belong to reserved categories for the JK Civil Services indicating only 40 per cent candidates have been selected under the open merit category.
Reacting to the results, PDP MLA Waheed ur Rehman Parra called for the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir to be abolished, arguing that it could compromise the long-term quality and competence of institutions.
“The JK PSC 2023 results show that only 40 per cent of candidates were selected on open merit, despite more than 70 per cent of the state’s population being in the unreserved category,” Parra said.
Former SMC Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu echoed this sentiment, stating, “Every interview or advertisement notice based on this inhumane, unjust, and undignified reservation policy is a fresh wound for the unemployed meritorious youth of JK. The reservation policy must be scrapped without delay, with at least 70 per cent reserved for open merit.”
According to the selection notification, in April 2023, the General Administration Department referred 75 posts for the JK Combined Competitive Examination-2023 to the JK Public Service Commission. The posts were advertised by JKPSC on April 13, 2024, and 30,756 candidates were provisionally allowed to appear for the Preliminary Examination. (KINS)
