The Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) is all set to host the National Convention of PSC chairpersons from across the country on April 15 and 16, after a gap of 14 years.
In an interview to The Hindu ahead of the convention, PSC Chairman M.K. Sakeer says that the event that is aimed at sharing the best practices among the various PSCs will provide a platform for the Kerala PSC to showcase its achievements, which includes maximum number of job selections, a new examination management system, and expansion of its online examination facilities.
"Many other States have several recruitment boards, with the PSCs carrying out a lesser number of recruitments. Compared to that, in Kerala, the PSC is carrying out most recruitments, following the principle that civil or public service recruitments have to be done through Constitutional bodies. When it is done this way, we can ensure reservation as a whole to backward communities and the physically handicapped. Instead of outsourcing the conducting of examinations to private agencies, the PSC is doing it on its own. Now, the responsibility of recruitment to most universities and the Kerala Bank has also been added to the PSC," says Mr. Sakeer.
