Education Desk: The Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) has once again postponed interviews for the posts of Tehsildar (B-16), leaving candidates frustrated, anxious and questioning the transparency of a recruitment process that was already underway.
The latest decision marks the second postponement of the Tehsildar interviews. More significantly, the Commission has halted the process after more than half of the scheduled interviews had already been conducted.
In a press release issued on Friday, BPSC said the ongoing interviews had been postponed “until further notice”, citing directions conveyed to the Commission through an official communication dated August 27. The Commission, however, did not announce a fresh schedule or provide candidates with a detailed explanation of why the interviews were stopped at such an advanced stage.
The BPSC website itself records an earlier postponement of the Tehsildar interview process in December 2025, highlighting that this is not the first disruption candidates have faced.
Candidates left in uncertainty
The latest postponement has caused considerable distress among candidates, particularly those who had already appeared for their interviews and those whose interviews were approaching.
Candidates say the repeated changes have made it extremely difficult to maintain focus and plan their personal and professional lives.
“This is not just a change of date for us. We have been preparing for months, and now, after more than half of the interviews have been completed, we are once again being told to wait indefinitely,” a candidate said.
Another candidate described the situation as emotionally exhausting:
“We prepared for the interview, appeared before the Commission and thought the recruitment process was finally moving towards completion. Now there is no date, no timeline and no certainty. This uncertainty is putting enormous psychological pressure on candidates.”
A third candidate questioned the decision to stop the process midway:
“If there was a reason serious enough to postpone the interviews, why was the process allowed to continue until more than half of the candidates had been interviewed? Candidates deserve an explanation.”
‘Until further notice’ adds to anxiety
The phrase “until further notice” has particularly alarmed candidates because it gives them no indication of how long the delay could last.
For aspirants who have already invested months preparing for the competitive recruitment process, another open-ended delay means remaining in a state of uncertainty over their careers.
Candidates argue that a public recruitment body should provide predictability, transparency and equal treatment, especially when interviews have already been conducted for a substantial number of candidates.
Candidates are now demanding that BPSC publicly clarify:
Why were the interviews postponed for a second time?
Why was the process stopped after more than half of the interviews had been conducted?
Will the interviews already conducted remain valid?
When will the remaining interviews resume?
Will the new schedule ensure equal treatment for candidates who have already appeared and those still waiting?
The issue is particularly sensitive because candidates who have already appeared for interviews are now left wondering whether the process they participated in will simply resume from where it stopped or whether further changes could affect the recruitment exercise.
Rather than leaving candidates to speculate, BPSC needs to provide a clear explanation and a definite timetable. For aspirants who have already spent months preparing for one of the province’s competitive government positions, an indefinite postponement is more than an administrative inconvenience, it is a prolonged source of career uncertainty and psychological stress.
