MARGAO
The Goa public service commission (GPSC) had convened around 59 Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) for considering promotions and lifting of probation of officers in the government during the last three months.
A total of 166 officers have been promoted while the probation period of 110 officers was declared to have been successfully completed. Amongst the promoted officers, 41 were promoted to the position of Assistant Engineer (Electrical) in electricity department while 21 officers were promoted to the senior scale of Goa civil service, 15 officers were promoted to the position of deputy director of accounts in directorate of accounts and 12 officials were promoted to executive engineer in water resources department.
While lifting of probation period and confirmation in services, around 55 assistant accounts officers under common accounts cadre, 15 junior scale officers in Goa civil service besides other officers were declared to have successfully completed their period of probation. In view of the prevalent pandemic the commission continued with its policy to conduct DPC’s through circulation of papers.
In the meanwhile the commission has commenced interviews for selection to around 125 positions in various departments that were advertised earlier this year and where the CBRT was held in April 2021. The interview process for these positions was on hold due to the ongoing pandemic.
The commission will also conduct pre-screening tests for all candidates who applied for Junior Scale Officer (JSO) in the government of Goa, on July 24-25 July.
The commission had advertised 15 positions of JSO and had received around 3000 applications. Those candidates who clear the prescreening test will have to answer the main CBRT followed by a written exam and interview thereafter. This is the fourth attempt the commission is undertaking to select candidates for the position of JSO and in the earlier attempts the commission could select 1, 6 and 7 candidates at the first, second and third attempt respectively.
