Government officials are surprised by the unusual response from retired professors apart from retired civil servants for selections into the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC).
As the last date for sending their applications ended on January 18 more than 500 people have applied for the posts that the government plans to fill very soon as the TSPSC is currently headless. The government has called for applications to select the TSPSC members and the Chairman, who recently resigned following the change in the government.
Sources said a large number of professors and retired professors from Osmania University and Kakatiya University have evinced interest given the prestige attached to the Commission. This is the first time that the government has called for applications to fill up the posts that were earlier done by nomination by the government.
