The inordinate delay in announcing results of competitive exams by the FPSC creates anxiety and frustration
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC), tasked to administer tests for recruitment in the civil service, has become an epitome of lethargy. After conducting tests, it takes a minimum of six months to announce results. Moreover, the later stages of interviewing and the final selection take an additional six to eight months, elongating the entire procedure to over one year, and in some cases, two years, when the selection process comprises more steps beyond the initial test and interview.
If we compare the performance of the FPSC with that of the National Testing Service (NTS) — a private testing organisation — the latter is far more efficient and a lot more transparent. Not only does the NTS announce results within two weeks for the MCQ tests it conducts, it also ensures transparency by providing candidates with carbon copies of their answer sheets so that the candidates can calculate their own scores by matching their answers with the answer key uploaded by the NTS on its website.
The inordinate delay in announcing results of competitive exams by the FPSC creates anxiety and frustration in the minds of candidates. It is, therefore, requested that the commission takes measures to expedite the process of result-declaration, for this is the very essence of any testing organisation.
Shahidur Rehman
Published in The Express Tribune, June 18th, 2015.
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