8,000 candidates appear for Goa government job exam, all fail

In a shocking and ‘shameful’ turn of events, around 8,000 candidates appeared for an examination conducted for 80 posts of accountants in the Goan government, but all have reportedly failed the test.

The minimum score required by the candidates, all graduates, secure a job was set at 50 marks out of the total 100 to qualify but none got it, a senior official said on condition of anonymity.

On August 21, a notification was issued by Goa’s director of accounts, said none of the candidates, who appeared for the initial recruitment examination held on January 7 in the year 2018, secured the minimum qualifying marks required to get through.

“The directorate of accounts had previously advertised 80 posts for the position of accountants in the common account cadre in October 2017. The five-hour examination included a 100 marks paper on English, general knowledge and accounts-related questions. The successful candidates were supposed to go through a round of oral interview before the final selection”, the official said.

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Aam Aadmi Party’s Goa general secretary Pradeep Padgaonkar said to the PTI, “the failing of all 8,000 candidates is a sad commentary on the “collapse” of the state’s education system.”

“It is a “big shame” on the Goa University and the commerce colleges that produce these graduates”, he added.

The exam was conducted in order to fill up 80 vacant posts of accountants in the government. Yet, due to the disappointing results, a fresh test will be conducted.

The vacancies in the pre-existing staff has only increased since January 2018. Reportedly, over 100 vacancies need to be re-allocated. The shortage of accountants has severely affected the existing staff.

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