Imphal, February 04: With the threat of All Manipur Muslim Students' Organisation having been relaxed after an understanding reach today Manipur Public Service Commissioner (MPSC) is all set to conduct the Manipur Civil Services Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination 2005 tomorrow.

A total of 12,300 candidates would be appearing in the preliminary examination for recruitment to the posts of Manipur Civil Service (MCS), Manipur Police Service (MPS), Manipur Finance Service (MFS) and Sub-Deputy Collector (SDC).

The total number of posts for MCS is 25 including 8 reserved for ST, 32 posts including 11 reserved seats for MPS, 31 post for MFS which include 11 reserved seats for ST and 1 for SC and 40 posts for SDC including 14 reserved for ST.

An official source from MPSC said that the highest recruiting body of the State Government would go ahead with the much awaited, but delayed combined examinations as scheduled tomorrow.

All necessary preparation for the smooth conduct of the examination have been made, the source said, adding examination would be conducted in 44 designated centres located in different parts of the twin capital districts.

Apart from 44 supervisors in each of the centres, 782 invigilators in the ratio of 20:1 (one invigilator for every 20 candidates in consonance with the UPSC pattern) would be pressed into service to ensure smooth conduct of the examination.

Moreover, necessary security measures have been taken up and restriction under CrPC 144 have been imposed within 1/2 km of all the examination centres as pre-emptive measures from any untoward incident during the examination.

According to orders issued by the District Magistrates concerned parking of vehicles and assembly of people within a radius of 1/2 km from the examination centres has been prohibited from 7 am to 5 pm tomorrow.

In the preliminary round of the combined examination, the candidates would be writing two papers, one optional subject which is chosen by the candidates themselves from the listed optional subjects on offer and the General Studies which would be common for all.

The forenoon session of the examination would be held from 9 am to 11 am and the afternoon session from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm.

The examination was earlier scheduled to be held on Jan 8, but had to be posted due to certain inconveniences.

The MPSC is conducting such a combined recruitment examination after a gap of 7 years.

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