Srinagar, May 20: Students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Tuesday urged the government to extend the registration deadline for the recently advertised Junior Engineer (Civil) posts.
The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) recently announced that the submission of application forms for the post of Junior Engineer (Civil) in the Public Works (R&B) Department/Jal Shakti Department, UT Cadre—in continuation to the Advertisement Notification No. 03 of 2025, Dated 24/04/2025 Will begin from 18/05/2025 to 16/06/2025. The written examination will be held on 10 August (Civil).
The students from the NIT said that their degrees will be completed by the end of July, this year and that if the dates are extended they will also be able to compete in the examination.
“Our degrees will be completed by the end of July, this year. We request for the extension of the registration date beyond our result date 29 July 2025,” said Mohammad Rasib, a student.
Danish Ahmad, another student, pointed out that JKSSB has been consistently advertising and filling these posts over the past few years. He expressed concern that the government may not announce similar vacancies in the near future, as most of the positions now appear to have been filled.
Our future is at stake, we will have to sit idle at home after years of hard work and dedication,” Ahmad said, adding, “we are just a couple of months away from completing our degrees, yet we’re being denied a fair chance to apply.”
The students further urged the government to either extend the application deadline for the posts or allow final-year students to be eligible for the examination, with the condition that they submit proof of their degree during the document verification stage after the conclusion of written test.
The students appealed to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to personally intervene in this matter and extend the dates of the advertisement. (GK)
