Given below are the conditions for selecting applicants for interview for…
2024
Given below are the conditions for selecting applicants for interview for recruitment of an assistant professor in a university. The applicant must:
1. Have a minimum of 8 years of teaching experience
2. Have recommendation of at least one university professor (any university)
3. Not be more than 35 years of age
4. Have 70% and above in SSC exams and 65% and above in graduation/post-graduation.
5. Have passed the selection test with 58% marks
6. Have done Ph.D. research in the subject and have published minimum 3 books.
However, in the case an applicant satisfies all the above conditions,
Except (2), but has minimum 10 years teaching experience in a good university, should be considered in the waiting list.
Except (5), but has secured 80% marks in the post-graduation exam, should be called for a meeting with administration.
Read the information given above carefully and give your answer accordingly.
Ayesha wants a job in the economics field as an assistant professor. She has done her Ph.D. in economics. She is 31 years old and has 8 years of teaching experience. She has scored 70% in SSC and 68% in post-graduation. She has published 3 books, and has scored 72.5% in the selection test. She was a very brilliant student and also a very good teacher. She has enclosed 2 recommendations from university professors. Can she be selected for an interview?
- A.
To be called for interview
- B.
Not to be called for the interview
- C.
Considered in waiting list
- D.
Referred to administration
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept: In a selection decision-table question, a candidate is first checked against every stated mandatory condition. Only when a candidate FAILS one specific mandatory condition does an exception clause come into play — and even then, only the exception clause naming that exact missing condition (with its own substitute threshold) can apply. An exception clause never overrides a candidate who already satisfies all the mandatory conditions outright.
Application: Checking Ayesha against each of the six mandatory conditions:
Teaching experience needs a minimum of 8 years — Ayesha has 8 years, so this is met.
A recommendation from at least one university professor is needed — Ayesha has enclosed 2 recommendations from university professors, so this is met.
Age must not exceed 35 — Ayesha is 31, so this is met.
SSC score must be 70% or above AND graduation/post-graduation score must be 65% or above (two separate minimums, not the same figure) — Ayesha scored 70% in SSC and 68% in post-graduation, so both parts are met.
The selection test cut-off is 58% — Ayesha scored 72.5%, so this is met.
A Ph.D. in the subject with a minimum of 3 published books is needed — Ayesha holds a Ph.D. in economics and has published 3 books, so this is met.
Cross-check: Since Ayesha satisfies all six mandatory conditions directly, neither exception clause needs to be invoked — each exception clause fires only when one specific named condition (the recommendation, or the selection test) is the ONE that is missing, which is not the case here. The waiting-list and administration-meeting routes are therefore irrelevant to her case.
Result: Ayesha satisfies every mandatory condition, so she is called for an interview.