Jaipur Feb 22 PTI Calling upon the youth to focus on preparations instead of falling prey to those who intend to delay recruitments in Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said his government is committed to completing recruitment processes on time regardless of political gains and lossesThe state governments intention is to conduct every competitive examination declare results and give appointments on time he saidDo not fall prey to politicians coaching institutes or other persons who are delaying recruitment by getting the examinations delayed You prepare with full concentration The state government is determined to give you maximum opportunities Gehlot said in a statementThe statement came hours after a single-judge bench of the Rajasthan High Court ordered the Rajasthan Public Service Commission RPSC to set aside the results of the RAS-2021 prelims examination and declare the results afresh after getting some disputed questions re-examined by an expert committeeThe preliminary examination was held on October 27 last year and its result was announced on November 19The decision of the court is bound to affect the schedule of the RAS Mains examination which is to be held on February 25 and 26 Some candidates have been demanding postponement of the mains exams saying they did not get enough time to prepare as per the revised syllabusHowever Gehlot on Monday ruled out any possibility of deferring the RAS Mains examination stating such a move will put financial and mental pressure on the candidates He said candidates have been given enough time to prepareOur intention is to conduct every competitive examination on time and issue its results and give appointments to the youth on time It also sends a message to the youth that regardless of political gains and losses in the coming times all competitive examinations would be conducted in the interest of youth he saidThe chief minister said that in the last 10 years there have often been delays in competitive examinations sometimes due to irregularities and on other occasions due to petitions in the high courtThis causes frustration among the youth who have been preparing for years The situation of unemployment in the state and the country is serious he saidHe said that keeping in view their interests the government has given jobs to the youth by withdrawing all the Special Leave Petitions SLPs filed by the previous government in the Supreme CourtWe have tried to make such a system so that all competitive exams are held on time For this the suggestions of experts were also taken by forming a committee and amendments were made to many rules which impede the recruitment in the courts he saidGehlot said that despite the Covid situation the state government has issued a calendar of recruitment examinations and has tried to adopt a UPSC-like pattern so that the youth are fully aware of the upcoming competitive examinations PTI SDA IJT

Jaipur Feb 21 PTI Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday ruled out the possibility of deferring the RAS Mains examination saying doing so will put financial and mental pressure on the candidates Gehlots statement came amid BJP leaders demanding postponement of the Rajasthan Administrative Service Mains examination The Congress leaders too have lent support to the agitating candidates who have been demanding its deferment saying they were left in the lurch due to change in syllabus and unavailability of adequate study material Gehlot said it is the priority of the state government to complete all recruitments in a stipulated time by organising 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 majority of the candidates wanted the examination to be held as per the schedule 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 said The chief minister said it is necessary to maintain a gap of 90 to 100 days between the preliminary and mains examinations to complete the process of RAS recruitment in three phases - preliminary mains and interview in one year Any delay puts an 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 organised on October 27 2021 and its result was declared on November 19 2021 In such a situation candidates preparing for the Mains got adequate time Few candidates demanding the postponement of Mains examination stating that they did not get adequate time to prepare due to change in the syllabus of the examination is not logical because the RPSC had already issued a clarification earlier that slight changes had been made in the syllabus These are contemporary changes made according to the current circumstances Gehlot said The chief ministersaid the newly-added topics are related to the existing subjects and most of the syllabus remained the same Gehlot said the state government had constituted the Kumawat Committee to suggest measures for smooth conduct of competitive examinations And according to the recommendations of this committee the examinations are being conducted as per the recruitment calendar released by the RPSC He said the incumbent government has so far provided appointments to 1 lakh youth in government departments and around 1 lakh recruitments in various departments are in process because of its resolve to complete the recruitment processes in a time-bound manner Earlier in the day independent MLA Sanyam Lodha who is also an advisor to Gehlot had written to the chief minister urging him to defer the examination by two to three months Syllabus has been changed and time for preparation is only three months Necessary book material is not available in the market It is a request to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to provide relief to RAS aspirants by postponing the exam Lodha had stated RAS Mains exam is scheduled to be held on February 25 and 26 for which aspirants have been protesting in parts of the state Lodha said the syllabus for the RAS Mains examination is vast and more extensive than that of the Union Public Service Commissions civil service examinations Some new subjects too have been added in the syllabus for which more time for preparation is needed he added Congress MLA from Chaksu Assembly constituency Ved Prakash Solankitoo has urged Gehlot to get the examination deferred by some time I request respected Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to postpone the RAS Mains exam and give ample time to candidates for the preparation Change in mains syllabus after prelims result has not given proper time to the candidates Solanki said Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena and Deputy Leader of Opposition Rajendra Rathore too had written to chief inister CM Gehlot seeking rescheduling of the examination PTI AG CJ CJ

Jaipur Feb 20 PTI Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday once again urged the state government to postpone the RAS Mains examThe syllabus has been changed and it is necessary for the candidates to get some more time to study she saidThe youth are protesting across the state to demand postponement of the RAS Mains examination Their demand is justified Due to the change in the syllabus it is necessary for the candidates to get some more time to study Raje said in a statementI had asked the state government to reconsider the date of the RAS examination Today I am repeating again that the government should reconsider as the matter is related to the future of the children and it should extend the date of the examination she addedBJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena however alleged that the RAS Mains exam syllabus was changed as part of a conspiracyIt will prove to be a bigger scam than the REET paper leak case he claimedMeena said the syllabus was changed to benefit a certain group of people PTI AG IJT