Nagaland police share positive message for job seekers

Eastern Mirror Desk Dimapur, May 29: In what could be an encouraging move for job seekers in the Nagaland Police department, the department headed by its Director General of Police (DGP) Nagaland Rupin Sharma has come up with a modus operandi to ease the inconveniences job seekers from across the state has to face. As per the message posted by DGP Sharma on his Facebook account on May 27, which has been shared by many on social media read:  “I and our senior officers at the PHQ keep receiving a large number of visitors every day. Most of these visitors are job seekers for various posts in the police department. The department has an excess strength (beyond sanctioned strength) and there are not too many vacancies.” “It pains me to see that ordinary citizens have been travelling from far and wide, from all parts of Nagaland to seek jobs. Most are ignorant about the govt. procedures and limitations and expect that we would be able to sign off appointment letters if they meet us or get a signature. This is truly not the case”. The message further cited ‘while job-seekers would be disappointed at not getting the jobs, on our part, we feel guilty that ignorant citizens have to travel to Kohima to meet us. In the process, they spend hard-earned money or at times money which they have loaned from relatives or friends, further increasing their troubles. An average person travelling from an interior district may end up spending 3000-5000/- rupees for a single journey of 3-4 days to Kohima’. According to the DGP Sharma’s post, to minimise the inconvenience, the police department will start accepting online applications for jobs of various categories soon. The department will be developing a prototype form which citizens can use and access with a mobile phone with an internet connection and submit an application. For the time being the form is just a submission of an application. We are not requesting any ‘payment’ for the online application, the post read. A sample form is being posted for public feedback in the following links: Guidelines: https://www.nagapol.in/job/guideline The Nagaland Police job portal guideline reads: Before applying online a candidate is required to have a scanned (digital) image of his / her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below. Photograph

1. Photograph must be recent (taken within the last six months) passport size colour / black & white picture. The name of the candidate and the date of taking photograph should be printed at the bottom.
2. The picture should be in colour/black & white, against a light-coloured, preferably white background. The face and shoulders should be clear, face centrally focused and eyes open and vivid.
3. Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.
4. If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows.

Procedure for uploading the photograph and signature Job Application: https://www.nagapol.in/job/application The work as per the post was said to be in progress and will be improved before the final launch towards the end of June.