Exam for Grade-III posts conducted; mobile internet services suspended across Assam

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: The written examination of the State-level Recruitment Commission for Grade-III was held across Assam on Sunday.

The examination was held from 10 am to 12 pm and 2 pm to 4p m. Strict security arrangements had been put in place across the districts where the exams were held today. A total of 8,52,181 candidates appeared for the exam in 1,903 centres across 25 districts of the State.

The examination was held under strict vigilance. The students were not allowed to carry mobile phones to the examination centres. Besides this, the candidates were also not allowed to carry any electronic items such as a smart watch, health bands, electric scanner, bluetooth devices, microphone, etc.

In some centres, police distributed roses, pens and chocolates to the candidates and wished them luck.

Mobile internet services were suspended for four hours and prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were imposed in many districts for the examination. The third and final phase of the exams will be held on September 11.

Mobile internet services had been suspended for four hours and prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were clamped on August 21 in 25 districts of Assam when the written examinations for Grade IV posts were held in two shifts to ensure that the candidates do not indulge in cheating using electronic devices. A writ petition was filed in the Gauhati High Court against the suspension of mobile internet service for the examinations on August 21. However, the court on Friday declined to stay the government order.

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