Assistant Professor recruitment exam transparent, errors clerical: Teachers Recruitment Board

CHENNAI: The Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB) on Friday dismissed allegations of irregularities in the Assistant Professor recruitment examination, stating that the discrepancies highlighted in some candidates' hall tickets were the result of clerical errors made by applicants while filling out their online applications, and not mistakes by the board.

In a statement, the TRB said hall tickets are generated automatically using the information entered by candidates, including their name, date of birth, and educational qualifications. To ensure that genuine candidates are not denied an opportunity to write the examination due to inadvertent mistakes, the board permits corrections after verifying supporting documents.

Citing two instances to explain the issue, the board said in one case, a candidate mistakenly entered June 5, 2006, as the date of birth instead of September 27, 1991, after using the TMR code date printed on the SSLC certificate. In another case, a candidate accidentally entered the SSLC certificate number in the name field. After submitting representations and valid identity documents, both candidates were allowed to take the examination.

The TRB said such clerical errors do not influence the evaluation process, marks, ranking, or final selection, as answer scripts are assessed independently and fairly.

It added that candidates' names, dates of birth, educational qualifications, community certificates, and disability status are verified against original documents before recruitment is finalised, and only genuine candidates are permitted to appear for the examination.