GPSC reschedules exams coinciding with local body election day on Feb 16

Gujarat Public Service Commission has postponed the examination scheduled on February 16 after the State Election Commission announced the local self-government elections in Gujarat on that day.

State Election Commissioner Dr S Murali Krishna announced the schedule for local government elections in Gujarat on February 16.

The elections will be conducted for the Junagadh Municipal Corporation, 66 municipalities, and 3 taluka panchayats. Additionally, by-polls will be held for three vacant seats in the municipal corporations of Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Surat.

GPSC Chairman Hasmukh Patel announced on social media, “The new date for the exam on the day of the panchayat polls on February 16 will be announced soon.”

On January 21, Patel shared information regarding examiners' remuneration, stating, “To ensure quality examiners for the descriptive exams, the commission has decided to double the remuneration for paper checking. Interested examiners can contact the commission for this work.”

GPSC has also arranged special facilities for candidates arriving for interviews. In a social media post, Hasmukh Patel mentioned, “Candidates attending interviews at the commission will be provided with fruits for breakfast in the morning and lunch in the afternoon.”

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