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Jalgaon District Election Office develops India's first poll certification exam
Updated On: 23 April, 2024 04:52 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
21,990 officials have been awarded certificate by Jalgaon election office
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The course prepares officials to carry out smooth and error-free elections. Representation pic
India`s first election certification exam prepares officials to face the biggest event of one of the world`s biggest democracies. Mistakes and errors about election-related procedures and formalities reported in newspapers are a part of the syllabus, while mock voting drills and practice scenarios are the practicals, followed by sessions, tutorials and viva. The exams with application-based questions are of 270 marks. And the result is a `Certificate of Proficiency’ awarded to those who clear the exam by the District Election Office, Jalgaon.
“The course prepares officials for conducting ‘error-free’ elections. Training follows the international pedagogic methods. It has brought confidence in officials and it will help us conduct error-free elections,” Ayush Prasad, Jalgaon collector and district election officer, and the brain behind the project told mid-day.
“The seven-part Election Official Proficiency Programme (EOPP) includes lectures, tutorials, a doubt-clearing session, practical demonstrations, mock drills, viva and exams and certification,” Prasad said.
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