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The Education Division and the High
Court last week selected graduates keen on a career
in teaching and judiciary.
Of 17 graduates who appeared for the
judiciary interview, 11 met the criteria of 60 percent
marks in Dzongkha and 45 percent in English at the class
XII level.
They were then judged on 70 percent
overall academic performance and 30 percent for the
interview.
This is the second batch of 11 graduates
that the High Court has taken.
The Chief Justice, Dasho Sonam Tobgye,
said that the graduates will go through an 18-month
in-country course in Bhutanese law, International law
and jurisprudence. They will then be sent to India for
the LL.B course as and when a scholarship is available.
The Chief Justice explained that the
graduates will be place under the Judicial Cadre and
that their experience and expertise will also be shared
with other organisations. "They can assist other
organisations but will be monitored from here and can
be recalled when needed," he said.
The Education Division, strapped for
teachers, was not as fortunate. The division had wanted
to take 25 graduates for the PGCe course but ended up
with only 13. Four were unable to meet the criteria
of 45 percent marks in English in the X and XII levels,
and at least two teaching subjects for secondary school
The selection was based on 12.5 percent
each for performances in class X, XII and degree, 25
percent in a written examination and 25 percent in the
interview.
In both the PGCe and Judiciary Cadre,
a 15 mark bonus is given to those holding a Masters
degree and 25 marks to those with a PhD.
Dasho Khandu Wangchuk, the Secretary
of the RCSC, said the secretariat introduced new cadres
based on needs. Shortages had prompted both the Teaching
Cadre and the Judiciary Cadre, he said.
The Secretariat, he said, was also
looking into the possibility of introducing a National
Finance Cadre and had asked the Finance Ministry to
look into the need.
"If an 18-month to a two-year
in-country course can be introduced for those with economics
and commerce backgrounds, they need not have to sit
for the RCSC examination," he said.
He explained that the need for a National
Finance Cadre was being felt because while there were
adequate people at the lower and mid-level, with the
accounts trainings given by the Royal Institute of Management,
the same could not be said of the senior level. "I
am aware of a shortage," he said.
Dasho Khandu Wangchuk said that because
jobs in the Administrative Cadre were diminishing by
the year, the secretariat had introduced the other cadres
and also done the selections fast. "In this way,
graduates can make their choices fast and do not have
to wait until the examinations."
The secretariat, he said, had also
done away with the rule disallowing graduates who had
not done the RCSC examination from further training.
"We want to encourage people to join corporations
and the private sector and not have them sit for the
examinations when they have no real interest in joining
the Administrative Cadre."
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