Assam to temporarily suspend mobile internet today for govt recruitment exam

Assam government suspends mobile internet services during Grade III recruitment exam to ensure fair process and prevent cheating.

The Assam government on Saturday (September 14, 2024) ordered suspension of mobile internet services across the state for three-and-half hours from 10 a.m. on September 15 during a written examination for recruitment to Grade III posts.

Voice calls and broadband connectivity based on fixed telephone lines will remain functional, it added.

The notification, signed by Ajay Tewari, Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Political department, said it has been issued “in the interest of holding free, fair and transparent public examination and also to prevent arising of any law and order issues having bearing on public safety”.

Mobile Internet/mobile data/mobile wi-fi services in the entire state will remain suspended from 10 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on Sunday.

“It is however clarified that the voice calls and the broadband connectivity based on fixed telephone lines may remain functional during the aforesaid period,” the notification said.

The examination for filling up Grade III posts in the government sector is scheduled from 10.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. on September 15.

Notably, mobile internet services were suspended for four hours in almost all the districts on two days in August 2022 when written examinations for Grade III and IV posts under the State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC) were conducted for the first time.