Inability and under-preparedness of the test conducting agencies in conducting the SAS exam

Dear Members!

The letter addressed to the CAG on Indian on "Inability and under-preparedness of the test conducting agencies" is posted here for the information of members please.

Yours Rahul.

02-12-2010

To

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India,

New Delhi.

Sub: - Inability and under-preparedness of the test conducting agencies in conducting the SAS exam.

Ref: - This Association letter dated 22-11-2010.

Sir,

In the reference cited, we tried our best to bring the notice of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India that the demo module hoisted for SAS Examination by the Headquarters Office was insufficient to cater to the needs of the aspirants and the aspirants were in a state of confusion.

Now, after completion of the examination, it has been proved that not only the aspirants of SAS but also the concerned authorities were in a state of confusion.  It has been clearly established in conducting the examination for PC-4.

Ø      No demo module has been provided for PC-4 paper

Ø      In the presentation given by our local Administration just a day before commencement of examination and by the conducting authorities during the examination, it was clearly stated that navigation between previous and next questions is allowed. It was also stated that revisiting the attempted questions and changing the answers were also allowed. Contrary to it, in PC-4 paper, such actions were not allowed.

Ø      In PC-4 paper some other problems ranged from

o       The result, which is to be displayed after performing the action, was not displayed and made the candidates unsure of their attempt.

o       Some questions were shown in green color even without attempting them.

o       The visibility of the applications was very poor.

o       Most of the commands made available in the applications vary from the commands available in regular applications.

o       The proctors were unable to help the candidates and their varied opinions confused the candidates.

Such and many other problems left a number of candidates nervous. Some of those could not take the exam confidently in subsequent sessions.

This Association strongly condemns the inability and under-preparedness of the test conducting agencies in conducting the examination in an appropriate manner. We request the Comptroller and Auditor General of India to intervene in the matter and do justice to the candidates.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

P.RAHUL

(General Secretary)

Inadequate pre-examination demo module for SAS Examination – Request for postponement of examination – Regarding

Dear Members!

The letter addressed to the CAG on Indian on "Demo Module for SAS Exam" is posted here for the information of members please.

Yours Rahul.

22-11-2010

To

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India,

New Delhi.

Sir,

Sub: Inadequate pre-examination demo module for SAS Examination – Request for postponement of examination – Regarding.

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I am directed to bring to your kind notice that the demo module hoisted for SAS Examination by the Headquarters Office is insufficient to cater to the needs of the aspirants, as it did not give a clear picture as to the pattern of the ensuing exams.  Contrary to the Circular No.15 dated 26-10-2010 of Director of Examination, the demo module contained only a couple of MCQs. Further, no demo module has been provided for PC-4 paper, which is again a great handicap for the examinees.  All the aspirants are in a state of confusion as to the types of questions which they are must likely to encounter during the exams.

It is, therefore, widely felt that a full-fledged module of question papers relating to all the subjects should have been provided before the commencement of examination.  As there is no time left to dispel the confusion existing among the SAS aspirants, I am directed to request the CAG to pass necessary orders postponing the exams by at least a month and to provide full-fledged demo module so as to enable them to acquaint themselves properly with the new pattern of the exam.

Yours faithfully,

Sd/- 

P.RAHUL

(General Secretary)

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