On February 26th, Rajya Sabha was informed that registration
for various competitive examination held by Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC) has been made 100 per cent online. This is to ensure transparency.
Minister of State for Personnel and Public Grievances Jitendra Singh said during Question Hour that efforts are being made to take online registration for Staff Selection Commission (SSC) to 100 per cent from the present 95 per cent. He said that a number of reforms are being initiated by the government regarding online registrations for competitive examinations.
He further added that there has not been a single complaint regarding online registration; despite this Deputy Commissioners have been directed to take adequate measures in case of complaints from candidates to check any difficulty faced by candidates registering for SSC exams.
Singh said that online registration has been introduced to simplify the procedure and to bring in transparency in the process.
This online registration procedure was questioned by Bhupinder Singh (BJD) earlier as when the internet system did not work properly in cities like Delhi, how it would function in remote areas. He even asked government to solve problems of candidates living in far areas.
However, the government has taken steps to implement the system and now there is no backing out.