Given below are the conditions for selecting applicants for an interview for…
2023
Given below are the conditions for selecting applicants for an 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 the 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 a minimum of 3 books.
However, in case an applicant satisfies all the above conditions,
Except (2), but has a minimum of 10 years of teaching experience in a good university, the applicant should be considered for the waiting list.
Except (5), but has secured 80% marks in the post-graduation exam, the applicant should be called for a meeting with the administration.
Read the information given above carefully and give your answer accordingly.
Chirag Mathur has no recommendation from any professor but has 11 years of teaching experience. He is 28 years old and has scored 70% in SSC and 68% in graduation. He has completed his Ph.D. and has 4 published works. In his selection test, he scored 80% marks, which was the highest among all other candidates. Can he be selected for an interview?
- A.
To be called for an interview
- B.
Not to be called for the interview
- C.
Considered in waiting list
- D.
Referred to administration
Attempted by 7 students.
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Correct answer: C
Concept: A selection-decision-table puzzle sets a base rule — meet every numbered condition for the default outcome — plus one or more override clauses. Each override lets a candidate miss exactly one named condition, provided a stated substitute qualification is met, and reroutes them to a different outcome instead of a flat rejection.
Application:
Condition 1 (minimum 8 years of teaching experience): Chirag has 11 years, so this condition is satisfied.
Condition 2 (recommendation of at least one university professor): Chirag has no recommendation from any professor, so this condition is NOT satisfied.
Condition 3 (not more than 35 years of age): Chirag is 28, so this condition is satisfied.
Condition 4 (70%+ in SSC, 65%+ in graduation/post-graduation): Chirag scored 70% in SSC and 68% in graduation, so this condition is satisfied.
Condition 5 (selection test with 58% marks): Chirag scored 80%, the highest among all candidates, so this condition is satisfied.
Condition 6 (Ph.D. research with a minimum of 3 published books): Chirag has completed his Ph.D. and has 4 published works — the same publication count condition 6 tracks — clearing the required minimum of 3, so this condition is satisfied.
Condition (2) is the only one left unmet, so the override tied to a missing condition (2) applies: it requires a minimum of 10 years of teaching experience. Chirag's stated 11 years of teaching experience clears that numeric threshold, and nothing in his profile suggests otherwise, so this override is triggered for him.
Cross-check: The other override (for a candidate missing condition (5) but scoring 80%+ in post-graduation) does not need to be invoked, since Chirag already satisfies condition (5) directly through his selection-test score. With exactly one condition unmet and exactly one override triggered, the outcome is uniquely determined — none of Chirag's other stated facts (age, SSC/graduation scores, published work count) conflict with the numeric thresholds the passage sets for them.
Chirag should be considered in the waiting list.