Anantnag, Nov 6 (KNS): Around 12,500 candidates are expected to appear in the OMR-based written examination for the post of Accounts Assistant in the Finance Department at 43 designated centres across Anantnag district on November 15.

Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, on Friday chaired a meeting to review preparations and finalise arrangements for the smooth, fair and transparent conduct of the examination.

During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner reviewed arrangements for seating, drinking water, electricity, heating, sanitation, security, transportation, traffic management and medical assistance at the examination centres.

He directed education authorities and Centre Superintendents to personally inspect all 43 centres and ensure that necessary facilities were in place well before the examination.

Emphasising strict compliance with Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) guidelines, the DC instructed officials to follow prescribed standard operating procedures for candidate verification, frisking, entry and secure handling of examination material, including OMR answer sheets.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

He also directed supervisory staff to remain fully aware of their assigned responsibilities and asked designated Nodal Officers to maintain close coordination with departments to identify and address shortcomings in advance.

The Deputy Commissioner stressed that effective coordination among all departments was essential to ensure the examination was conducted peacefully and without inconvenience to candidates.

The meeting was attended by JKSSB Member Showket Ahmad Rather, the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, SDM Bijbehara Tanveer Ahmad Tanveer, Additional Superintendent of Police, Chief Medical Officer, officials from PDD and PHE, ARTO, DSP Traffic, heads of government schools and colleges, and other district officers. (KNS)