Srinagar, Dec 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination for 2025 will be held tomorrow on 7 December, as per the established schedule, confirmed the JKPSC, putting to rest persistent rumours of a postponement.
Talking exclusively to news agency Kashmir Dot Com, JKPSC Chairman Arun Kumar Choudhary stated that the Commission has taken no decision to defer the examination and urged all aspirants to adhere strictly to the timetable already issued.
The confirmation, coming just hours before the exam, provides final clarity to candidates caught in weeks of uncertainty.
Pertinently, the main source of the confusion has been the pending government order on age relaxation, sought by aspirants to increase the upper age limit.
While the proposal, which had been assured to candidates since June, was recently approved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and forwarded to the Lieutenant Governor’s (LG) office (Lok Bhawan), the formal notification from the General Administration Department (GAD) has yet to be issued, leaving thousands of candidates over the current age limit in limbo.
The issue escalated into a political tussle on Saturday as the Chief Minister’s office publicly urged the JKPSC to postpone the exam, citing the “uncertainty resulting from Lok Bhavan’s delay in approving age relaxation.” However, the LG’s office quickly responded with a clarification, stating the age-relaxation file was received and returned on December 2 with a query to the concerned department, asking if it was “logistically possible to conduct the exam on December 7, by incorporating modifications in eligibility criteria at such a belated stage,” and noted that no response had been received for four days.
Meanwhile, leaders like NC MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi & others have continued to advocate for age relaxation, highlighting the prolonged delays in recruitment that have rendered many youth ineligible.
Aspirant groups have appealed to the administration to end the indecision and issue a clear, written directive immediately.
The JKPSC CCE (Preliminary) exam will be held in two shifts tomorrow: 10:00 AM–12:00 PM and 2:00 PM–4:00 PM. (KDC)
