Harish Rao urges Govt to postpone AEE exam

metro india news  I hyderabad

Expressing concern over the clash between the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) Junior Engineer (JE) examination and the Telangana Public Service Commission (TGPSC) Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) examination, Former Telangana minister Harish Rao appealed to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to intervene immediately and ensure that candidates get an opportunity to write both competitive examinations. In this regard, he wrote an open letter to the Chief Minister on Saturday, demanding the postponement of the TGPSC AEE Civil examination scheduled for November 6.

According to the announced schedule, the SSC Junior Engineer examinations are scheduled to take place from November 2 to 6, while the TGPSC AEE Civil examinations are set for November 6 and 7. The overlap on November 6 has created difficulties for candidates who are eligible to appear for both tests.

Harish Rao particularly highlighted the challenges faced by Telangana candidates who have to travel to examination centers in other states to write the SSC Junior Engineer examination. He questioned how such candidates could return to Telangana in time to attend the AEE examination on the same day.

He also noted that unemployed candidates had repeatedly approached TGPSC officials, requesting a change in the examination dates, but their concerns had not been resolved. Harish Rao further recalled that Telangana Minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy had written to TGPSC on October 14, asking the commission to reconsider the examination dates. Citing examples from states such as Odisha and Bihar, Harish Rao said examination dates had been changed in similar situations elsewhere to address candidates' difficulties. He argued that Telangana could adopt a similar approach by prioritizing the interests of job aspirants.

Beyond the immediate issue, Harish Rao urged the state government and TGPSC to take preventive measures to ensure that similar confusion does not arise in the future. He called for recruitment agencies to coordinate with one another before announcing examination schedules, particularly when the tests target candidates with similar educational qualifications. Proper planning, he said, would help prevent unnecessary hardship and ensure that aspirants have a fair opportunity to compete for available government posts.