Kohima: The Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) has flagged a shortage of suitable examination centres and manpower amid an increasing number of candidates appearing for its examinations.
The issue was highlighted during a review meeting between Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav and NPSC officials at Lok Bhavan in Kohima on Tuesday.
During the meeting, NPSC officials presented an overview of the Commission’s history, organisational structure, manpower position and functioning. The presentation also covered its examination activities, Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meetings, ongoing initiatives, achievements, challenges and future plans.
The Commission said that during 2025-26, it conducted examinations for various services, including the Nagaland Civil Services and Allied Services Examination, NCS & NPS & Allied Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Medical Services Examination, Technical Services Examination and Stenographer Examination.
The NCS & Allied Services Examination recorded 16,433 applications, while the NCS & NPS & Allied Services Examination received 5,813 applications.
The meeting also reviewed the functioning of the DPC. Between April and August 2026, the Commission cleared 444 cases, comprising 163 promotion cases and 281 regularisation cases.
The NPSC also highlighted initiatives to strengthen its examination system, including revisions to the syllabi and examination patterns for the NCS, NPS and allied services. The changes are aimed at strengthening the assessment of candidates’ analytical ability, general awareness and administrative aptitude, the Commission said.
It also outlined the revised syllabus and examination pattern for the Combined Technical Services Examination.
On digital initiatives, the NPSC informed the Governor that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had awarded it a certificate of appreciation for successfully integrating its recruitment portals with DigiLocker.
According to the Commission, Nagaland became the first state in the Northeast and the third state in India to implement both DigiLocker and eSign models, supporting paperless governance and digital public service infrastructure.
The NPSC said the growing number of candidates has resulted in a shortage of suitable examination centres and highlighted the need for additional manpower and larger examination facilities.
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Looking ahead, the Commission outlined plans to introduce a three-tier examination process for the Combined Technical Services Examination, enable departments to submit requisitions online and construct an examination hall at the NPSC complex.
The review meeting provided an opportunity to assess the Commission’s functioning and its efforts to strengthen recruitment and examination processes in Nagaland.
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