Amidst charges of discrepancy in declaration of results, the interviews to select dental doctors for the State health services started on Monday.
The interviews are being held by the Uttarakhand Medical Services Selection Board (UMSSB). On the first day 90 candidates were interviewed by the board. The UMSSB has invited 440 candidates for the interviews which would be held till July 28.
The UMSRB has constituted three boards for the interviews and approximately 90 candidates per day would be interviewed by the board. Every board has three subject experts and one board member.
The interview carries ten marks while weightage of written examination is 90. The cut off of general males and females candidates not belonging to the state is 70.78 while for the general female candidates of state and other reserved category the cut off is kept at 50.
Meanwhile some candidates have expressed their doubts on the fairness of the process of examinations. They alleged that the OMR sheets of many candidates were tempered with.
The Chairman of the UMSSB, Dr IS Pal however rubbished the claims of these candidates.
He said that OMR sheets were uploaded on the website immediately after release of results and no complaint was received then. Dr Pal claimed that utmost care has been taken to release the merit list and services of best professionals were taken by the board.
For recruitment of 203 posts of Dental doctors for State health services the UMSSB had conducted an entrance examination on January 22 this year.
The final result of the dental doctors is expected to declared by second week of August.
The board would hand over the list of the selected candidates the state administration which would appoint them in state health services.
The recruitment of these doctors is expected to infuse some life in the state health department which has almost become defunct in the mountainous areas.