{"id":357754,"date":"2025-12-05T21:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=357754"},"modified":"2025-12-05T23:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:59:44","slug":"aspirants-demand-re-evaluation-as-only-151-clear-hpsc-assistant-professor-english-exam-for-613-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/aspirants-demand-re-evaluation-as-only-151-clear-hpsc-assistant-professor-english-exam-for-613-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspirants Demand Re-evaluation as Only 151 Clear HPSC Assistant Professor (English) Exam for 613 Posts<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A fresh storm has erupted over the Haryana Public Service Commission\u2019s (HPSC) Assistant Professor (English) recruitment after only 151 candidates<\/strong> qualified for 613 vacancies<\/strong>, prompting widespread demands for re-evaluation and triggering protests in Panchkula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Wednesday, dozens of aspirants gathered outside the HPSC office, staging a peaceful demonstration by lying on the ground with folded hands \u2014 a symbolic appeal for fairness and transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shortlisting Far Below Expected Ratio<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

According to the recruitment notification, HPSC was to shortlist candidates at a 2:1 ratio<\/strong>, meaning 1,226 candidates<\/strong> should have advanced to the next stage. Instead, the Commission\u2019s list features barely one-eighth of that number, raising serious questions over the evaluation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 2,400 candidates<\/strong> had appeared for the descriptive Stage-2 exam. Many say they wrote well-structured, academically rigorous responses, yet only a fraction managed to secure the minimum qualifying score of 35%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Category-Wise Results Raise Alarms<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Recruitment activist Shweta Dhull<\/strong> called the outcome \u201cdeeply unsettling\u201d and symptomatic of serious procedural flaws. She urged HPSC to have the answer sheets re-evaluated by experts from a central university to restore credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The category-wise breakdown reveals startling gaps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • General Category:<\/strong> 136 selected for 312 posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Deprived SC:<\/strong> 1 selected for 60 posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Other SC:<\/strong> 2 selected for 60 posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • BC-B:<\/strong> 3 selected for 36 posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • BC-A:<\/strong> 3 selected for 85 posts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • EWS:<\/strong> 6 selected for 60 posts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cThese numbers point to systemic issues rather than candidate competence,\u201d Dhull said, noting that many rejected applicants are NET-qualified, hold PhDs, or have strong academic records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Aspirants Cite \u2018Arbitrariness,\u2019 Question Evaluation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Aggrieved candidates have demanded that HPSC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Re-verify the evaluation methodology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Recheck tabulation and compilation of marks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Ensure compliance with the notified shortlisting criteria<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Many argue that eliminating NET-qualified and PhD-holding candidates through stringent written-exam cutoffs violates constitutional protections under Articles 14 and 16<\/strong>, which mandate fairness and non-arbitrariness in public employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      High Screening Scores, but Failed in Final Exam<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Frustration grew after numerous high scorers from the screening test failed to qualify in the final written exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A PhD holder said, \u201cI scored 77 out of 100 in the screening test, while the general cut-off was 66. My master\u2019s percentage is 62, yet I was declared unsuccessful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Another aspirant added, \u201cCandidates who scored in the 90s in the screening exam have not made the list. HPSC must release answer sheets and disclose the evaluation method.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Several candidates say they plan to approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court<\/strong>, citing lack of transparency and non-disclosure of marks for unsuccessful candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      HPSC Defends Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      HPSC officials, however, stood by the results. A senior officer said all 15 descriptive questions were evaluated by the same expert to ensure uniformity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cOur process is transparent and fair. Descriptive answers are an accurate measure of subject knowledge,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      A fresh storm has erupted over the Haryana Public Service Commission\u2019s (HPSC) Assistant Professor (English) recruitment after only 151 candidates qualified for 613 vacancies, prompting widespread demands for re-evaluation and triggering protests in Panchkula. On Wednesday, dozens of aspirants gathered outside the HPSC office, staging a peaceful demonstration by lying on the ground with folded […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":357755,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14886,2110],"tags":[20195,20193,20197,20174,20196,20194],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357754"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357754"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357760,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357754\/revisions\/357760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/357755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}