Lecturer jobs Test Results Karachi University
Karachi, June 03: The aptitude test results for lecturer posts in University of Karachi (KU)'s Mass Communication department have raised concerns among the candidates who appeared in the test on May 24 at the Special Education department.
They said despite issuance of a letter stating the results would be announced the same day at 4pm, the procedure was not followed.
"Not only was the result announced later than the time mentioned in the letter, it was also not displayed on any notice board. Instead, a clerk at the KU Administration Block simply showed us the list carrying the names of successful candidates and swiftly took the paper back again," a candidate revealed.
In this regard, KU Registrar Prof Rais Alvi said, "I don't know why the result in this case was delayed, but if the candidates appearing for a test are in greater numbers, the announcing can take extra time."
Asked if he was aware whether the result sheets were displayed on the notice boards or not, Alvi averted a clear answer and said, "Such things never happen at the university. Results are supposed to be listed at three different places on campus including the test venue."
Besides the ambiguous way of announcing the results, at least two PhDs appearing in the test were reportedly unsuccessful.
This implies that either the quality of the university's own PhDs is debatable, as they were unable to clear the test, or the results were tampered with.
However, Alvi said that changing test scores for "vested interests" is not a possibility.
"The test was designed by a team of experts from the Punjab University and the same team was responsible for checking the tests. To maintain transparency in the entire process is the exact reason why we invite experts from other universities," he added.
On the other hand, expressing lack of information on the issue, KU Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Nasiruddin Khan said no complaint in this regard was received on the test day or afterwards.
However, he assured that he would "take the matter to the vice chancellor (VC) if people have reservations in this regard. The VC only gets the final list of candidates from the testing committee, so he must have been unaware of the situation."
He also explained that legally, candidates who had complaints should have registered them with the VC within 24 hours of the test.
"Still, the matter can be resolved if people who have qualms about the test come forward before the successful test contenders' interviews scheduled for June 7," he added.
What adds to the ambiguity of the entire testing process is that a successful candidate, wishing to remain anonymous, said, "Although the test results were announced an hour-and-a-half later than the time stated prior to the test, the result sheet was clearly displayed on the notice board. No clerk showed it to us hastily and all the candidates saw the list for themselves." Daily times
