Summary Young engineers with better scores in NTS and university results overlooked to accommodate favorites
LAHORE: (Dunya News, Web Desk) – Questions have on Tuesday been raised over the recruitment process at Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) as the young engineers with better scores in the recruitments tests, conducted by National Testing Service (NTS), and university results were allegedly overlooked to accommodate the favorites, reported Dunya News.
According to the details, LESCO had conducted tests for the recruitment of the posts of Junior Engineers/SDO through NTS recently. The Human Resource (HR) department had told the applicants that the interview weight-age will be 20% and the rest will depend upon the academic scores. The merit was going to be based 40% on the NTS results, 25% on the CGPA in the degree course, 15% on the results of F. Sc. and 10% on Matriculation. However, when the lists were displayed after the interviews, the applicants were shocked to learn that out of the top 7 applicants according to the merit list, 6 were unable to make it to the list of the candidates who were being considered for the job.
It is pertinent to mention here that the letters have now been issued. Some of the candidates who were positioned as low as 203rd, 148th and 115th number on the merit list have received calls for the job but the toppers were not even considered since their names were not included among those fit for the job.
The applicants who had applied for the job are now under extreme stress since they are not being considered for the job, which they believe they deserve more than those who are being favored over them.
One of the candidates who had applied for the job, and was a victim of this alleged favoritism, contacted Dunya News’ anchor Moeed Pirzada through e-mail and conveyed the problem to him. Raising the issue on social media and through Dunya News, Pirzada highlighted the plight of the applicants. He posted the e-mail as received, calling for immediate attention of the government. Asking for feedback from other engineers and job applicants who were facing such issues, Pirzada reminded the government about Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recent pledges in the meeting held at the United Nations (UN) for devising an agenda for Women Empowerment and Gender Equality.
“Keep in mind that at United Nations world leaders including PM Nawaz Sharif are trying to push an Agenda of Gender Equality as part of Sustainable Development Goals. (SDG)”, wrote Moeed Pirzada on his Facebook page.
The complete details of the subject and the names and roll no.s of the students who have been ignored by LESCO recruitment department in favor of their favorites can be seen in the post shared below. Moeed Pirzada posted it on his Facebook page. He has also quoted the e-mail message in his post through which this issue came to the fore.
The recruitment process started back in May 2015, when LESCO had advertised the posts. Overall, there were a total of 105 seats available, the details of which can be seen in the image below.
Around 5000 candidates appeared in the test and the result was published on the official website of the National Testing Service. Around 550 candidates were shortlisted from these 5000 candidates, based on their merit. According to information provided by one of the followers of Moeed Pirzada’s fan page, all the 550 candidates were interviewed within 2 and half days. It is impossible to fairly interview that many students within such a short period of time. The interviews were conducted by Director HR Zameer Hussain Kolachi and Chief Engineer LESCO Mujahid Islam Billa. The same follower told that he knew 40 out of the top 50 candidates as per the merit list displayed on NTS but none of those 40 candidates could make it to the final 105 after the interview.
The candidates are now looking to move Lahore High Court (LHC) against this alleged favoritism and one of the candidates has already filed a case against this injustice. LHC has issued a Stay Order on the recruitment and has ordered LESCO to submit an answer on 4th of October.
