Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has announced the possibility of deferring the RAS (Mains) examination saying doing so will put financial and mental pressure on the candidates. Gehlot said it is the priority of the state government to complete all recruitments in a stipulated time by organizing competitive examinations in a time-bound manner.
The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) and Rajasthan Staff Selection Board conduct various examinations to fill vacant posts in the state government departments after releasing the recruitment calendar.
RAS (Mains) examination is scheduled to be conducted on February 25 and 26, as per the RPSC calendar, an official statement said. Gehlot said the majority of the candidates wanted the examination to be held as per the schedule.
He also added that “Postponement of examinations is not in the interest of most of the candidates, as it will put financial and mental pressure on them. In such a situation, the demand to postpone the Mains exam by some candidates is not justified,”.
He further added it is necessary to maintain a gap of 90 to 100 days between the preliminary and main examinations to complete the process of RAS recruitment in three phases – preliminary, mains, and interview in one year.
Any delay puts additional pressure on the candidates preparing for the RAS exams. Other competitive examinations, too, may get delayed if RAS (Mains) is deferred, he said.
Gehlot said the preliminary examination of RAS recruitment 2021 was organized on October 27, 2021, and its result was declared on November 19, 2021.
