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Aizawl: Mizoram authorities stalled the recruitment of 15 storekeepers for the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department. A technical glitch tanked the process. The Mizoram Public Service Commission flagged a marks tabulation error on Thursday, shortly after successful applicants began a five-day training program.
The trouble stems from the data transfer process. Staff moved scanned OMR answer sheets into an Excel spreadsheet but mistakenly included invalid roll numbers. This blunder skewed the final marks provided to the Departmental Promotion Committee. Officials now admit the results are under fire. The department stated that the competent authorities will decide how to proceed.
The hiring process moved quickly until this wall. The department received permission for the vacancies on December 1, 2025, and posted the advertisement two weeks later. Some 1,901 candidates took the written test on April 30. From that pool, the commission cleared 70 general candidates and 10 ex-servicemen for interviews held between October 14 and 16.
Government officials approved the final merit list on October 23. That list placed 14 people and one ex-serviceman in the roles, with 32 others on a waiting list. Appointment orders went out on October 27, and the 15 workers reported for training on November 11. Now, the department is left backpedaling. The agency expressed "regret over the difficulties caused to candidates" while waiting for a final ruling on the next steps.
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