DGP Rupin Sharma assures transparent Nagaland police recruitment, invites RTI scrutiny, confirms rechecking of exams and strict action.
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DIMAPUR — Director General of Police (DGP) Nagaland, Rupin Sharma, on Saturday assured complete transparency in the ongoing police recruitment process, asserting that the department is open to scrutiny under the Right to Information (RTI) Act and will take strict action if any deliberate wrongdoing is established.
The DGP was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of Nagaland Police Inter-School Sports Festival 2026 at Chümoukedima Football Stadium.
Responding to questions on concerns raised over the written examination results, Sharma said that while physical test marks were already known to candidates, apprehensions persisted regarding written marks. He maintained that the department is fully open to RTI applications from any candidate or individual seeking clarification.
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Explaining the evaluation process, Sharma shared that the written examination consisted of multiple-choice questions, but was manually evaluated and not conducted through Optical Mark Recognition (OMR).
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According to him, OMR was avoided after discussions at the government level, considering the minimum educational qualification for recruitment was Class 6 and Class 8.
He further said that candidates were clearly informed that double-marking or erasing answers would result in zero marks, but many failed to read the instructions carefully. He admitted that even some officers at examination centres may have overlooked these guidelines.
The DGP said that following reports of impersonation, the department undertook re-totalling and rechecking of almost all written answer scripts, during which some errors were detected and corrected.
“Our first priority was fairness,” he said, adding that action against those responsible for mistakes would be considered after ensuring that the evaluation process was corrected.
Sharma acknowledged that since the evaluation was manual, genuine errors could still occur. He informed that candidates would be allowed to verify their answer scripts in the next three to four days before interviews commence.
“If a candidate qualifies after correction, they will be called for interview. We have no problem doing that,” he added.
The police chief reiterated that candidates were shortlisted strictly as per fixed norms, with ten times the number of vacancies selected for the written examination.
On complaints related to cheating, impersonation or unfair marking, Sharma urged candidates to submit specific details such as roll numbers or names for verification, assuring that any deliberate wrongdoing by staff or invigilators would be thoroughly investigated and dealt with sternly.
Regarding physical test criteria, the DGP said that no changes were made and the same recruitment standards followed earlier were strictly applied.
“As long as standards are uniformly applied at a centre, the process remains fair,” he asserted.
On fresh recruitment advertisements for 1,200 additional posts, Sharma said that it would take place this year, though the timeline would be finalised only after the current cycle concludes, likely by mid-March.