Jammu, November 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has cancelled the selection of two candidates for the post of Lecturer in Economics in the School Education Department after they failed to submit their Police Verification Roll (PVR) details despite being given a final opportunity.
According to a government order issued by Commissioner/Secretary Ram Niwas Sharma, the selection of Mehreen Muzaffar and Veenu Devi has been cancelled with retrospective effect for not completing the required verification process within the given deadline.
The School Education Department had referred 575 Lecturer posts in different subjects, including 28 posts in Economics, to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) for direct recruitment in November 2024.
The JKPSC subsequently released the selection list of 27 candidates for Economics Lecturer posts on March 30, 2026.
As per the government rules, candidates recommended for appointment must submit their verification forms to the concerned department within 21 days of the release of the selection list. Failure to do so can lead to cancellation of their right to appointment.
To complete the process, the department issued a notice on April 23, 2026, asking the selected candidates to provide their mobile numbers and email addresses within 15 days so that their police verification details could be submitted online.
While the remaining candidates completed the required process, Mehreen Muzaffar and Veenu Devi failed to provide the necessary information.
The department later issued a final notice on September 1, 2026, giving both candidates another five days to submit their PVR forms. They were also informed that their selection could be cancelled if they failed to meet the deadline.
However, both candidates did not submit the required details even after the final notice.
Following this, the government decided to cancel their selection under the conditions mentioned in the earlier notices.
Mehreen Muzaffar was selected under the Open Merit category at serial number 10, while Veenu Devi was selected under the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category at serial number 1.
The cancellation applies only to these two candidates from the 27-member selection list forwarded by the JKPSC.
