The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), the premier recruitment agency of the Government, will bring in sweeping changes in the recruitment system, going by the proposals it has on the anvil.
One major reform it is planning is to undertake recruitment annually hereafter to fill categories of posts, meticulously following a recruitment calendar.
The Recruitment Calendar for the succeeding financial year beginning April 1 will be finalised by APPSC by March 31 after receiving needs charts from departments by November 30.
A recommendation to this effect, made by the committee formed sometime ago headed by Ms. Minnie Mathew, then Chief Commissioner Land Administration, was approved in principle by Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy at a meeting here on Tuesday.
Ms. Mathew, now Chief Secretary, was present along with Rachel Chatterjee, Chairperson, APPSC, and senior officials from Finance and other departments.
Rachel Chatterjee said a full-fledged computer cell would be established in the APPSC soon to improve the recruitment system. The Chief Minister would shortly take decisions on the committee’s various other recommendations.
These recommendations provided for constitution of a sub-committee with the APPSC chairperson and two members to form an interview board with one or two APPSC members and one or two subject experts nominated by the chairperson/ panel approved by the sub-committee/heads of departments.
The sub-committee would also advise the APPSC on the methodology to be adopted for awarding marks.
Attempts
The number of attempts at written examinations under a recruitment would be restricted as in the case of the UPSC.
The committee suggested creation of a news service named Group-I B covering executive posts in the existing Group II, like municipal commissioner grade III, assistant commercial tax officer, deputy tahsildar and Panchayat Raj extension officer, Excise SI.
It recommended interview for posts requiring articulation skills like child development project officer, assistant director of industries, deputy SP, assistant social welfare officer and junior lecturer.
Another suggestion was for recruitment by APPSC to fill medical posts such as civil assistant surgeon, junior medical officer, veterinary assistant surgeons and agriculture/horticulture officer.
