93,600 candidates to appear in HCS exams

Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal has directed officials to make adequate arrangements for the upcoming HCS (Ex. Br) and other Allied Services preliminary examination on May 21, in which 93,600 aspirants are appearing. He said that Coaching Centers and Photostat shops surrounding the examination centers should be closed during the examination to prevent any unfair means.
The Chief Secretary presided over the virtual meeting regarding the arrangements of examination, with Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of six districts here on Monday.
The Chief Secretary also directed the officers to make necessary arrangements for conducting the preliminary examination of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to be held on May 28. About 148 examination centers have been set up in Faridabad and Gurugram districts for UPSC examination, he added. Kaushal informed that about 11,736 aspirants are appearing in 41 examination centres set up in Ambala district, 24,009 candidates in 89 examination centres set up in Faridabad district, 22,272 candidates in 83 examination centres in Gurugram district, 14,667 candidates in 47 examination centres set up in Karnal district. Similarly, 10920 candidates in 42 examination centres in Kurukshetra and 10056 candidates will appear in 39 examination centers in Panchkula.
The Chief Secretary informed that the two nodal officers and coordinators have been appointed in each district for conducting the preliminary examination. The Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district will be the overall in-charge for the examination and will also ensure arrangements for electricity, water and ambulance services during emergency situations at the district headquarter level in all the examination centres. He directed the Deputy Commissioners to impose Section-144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) around all centers in the respective districts to prevent gathering and curb cheating in the test.
The Chief Secretary informed that the examination for HCS and allied services would be conducted in two shifts on May 21. The General Studies examination will be held in the morning session from 10 am to 12 PM and CSAT examination will be held in the evening session from 3 to 5 pm. 341 examination centres have been set up in 6 districts including Panchkula, Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal and Kurukshetra, he added.
The Chief Secretary said that the Deputy Commissioner will ensure fair and cheating-free conduct of the examination by appointing Duty Magistrates at 4-5 examination centers. Apart from this, flying squads have been appointed to strictly check cheating and other irregularities. He directed the officers to install CCTV cameras and ensure biometric attendance of every candidate at the examination centres. He asked the officers to strictly monitor strong rooms where the exam papers are kept. He asked them to make availability of HPSC question papers on time at the examination centres. HPSC Chairman, Alok Verma, Director Secondary Education, Anshaj Singh, Secretary, HPSC, Mukesh Ahuja, Secretary, Central Committee of Examinations, Aditya Dahiya and other senior officers were present in the meeting.