Grappling with the lack of job opportunity in the state, 11,160 candidates appeared for the Nagaland Public Service commission (NPSC) preliminary exams 2018 for just 62 posts at 24 exam centres across the state.
Talking to Nagaland Post, NPSC chairman, T.S. Angami informed that out of 12,867 applicants, 11,160 appeared for the exam while 1707 candidates were absent.The exams are being held to fill in the post of EAC- 15, Employment Officer- 1, APRO- 1, Excise Inspector- 4, Sect. Asst.- 40 and Information Asst.-1.
TS Angami said that 6029 candidates appeared for the exam at 12 centres in Kohima district, 4215 across eight centres in Dimapur, 497 in Mokokchung at two centres, 256 in Tuensang centre and 163 in Mon centre. Each centre was supervised by the NPSC members for smooth conduct of examination, he added.