Editor,
I wish to draw the attention of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, works departments, and the APPSC, as well as the public to a deeply concerning issue: the illogical recruitment of agricultural engineers to the posts of assistant engineer/junior engineer (civil) through the APPSC.
It is disheartening and unjust for civil engineering candidates that individuals who have never studied structural engineering, building construction, highway engineering, concrete technology, steel structures, bridge engi-neering, etc, are being considered eligible for civil engineering posts. Candidates who neither know what M20 concrete is, nor have any understanding of pavement design, are being allowed to occupy positions meant for professionally trained civil engineers.
Civil engineers undergo rigorous training in core areas such as structural analysis, reinforced concrete design, geotechnical engineering, transportation engineering, and public works systems – knowledge essential to ensure the safety, stability, and durability of public infrastructure. An agri-cultural engineer’s academic curriculum does not cover concrete technology, structural analysis, steel structure design, highway engineering, building const-ruction, or estimation. It is beyond comprehension on what basis they are allowed to occupy civil engineering posts without ever studying these fundamental subjects.
It is, therefore, both logical and imperative that recruitment for civil engineering posts be restricted solely to those holding formal qualifications in civil engineering. If agricultural engineers wish to compete for these posts, they must also study the same civil engineering syllabus in the examination; otherwise, they should not be considered eligible at all. How is it fair to judge two groups of engineers for a single civil engineering post- one group competing under the real civil engineering syllabus with actual and complex numerical problems, and the other group competing without the civil engineering syllabus or numericals?
I request the authorities and the Unemployed Civil Engineers’ Union to urgently address this matter in the interest of professional standards and public safety.
A civil engineer