A candidate who ranked 132nd on the initial list for the Local Administration Department’s recruitment exam last year has jumped to first place on the revised list.
The new list was issued after candidates found to have cheated were removed.
In a Facebook post, candidate “Mattaya” said she intends to take up a position as an inspecting official at a local administrative office in Zone One of the southern region, where more than 30,000 candidates took the exam.
She said she scored 82% in the general knowledge test, 92% in the job-related capability test and 84.33% in another category.
Despite her scores, she was ranked 132nd on the original list, although she acknowledged that there might have been several other candidates who scored higher than her.
A number of other candidates have also been upgraded on the revised list. However, some have called for compensation for their loss of opportunity, saying that even if they pass the exam and are recruited, they have lost four to five months of salary because they would have been recruited earlier if the exam had not been rigged.
Meanwhile, seven local administration officials wanted by police over their alleged involvement in the exam cheating turned themselves in today to acknowledge the charges against them.
Six other suspects, including the former director-general of the Local Administration Department, reported to police last week. All have denied the charges against them.
Nirat Pongsitthithavorn, the deputy permanent secretary for interior, said today that he will hold a virtual conference with senior local administration officials nationwide tomorrow to discuss the dismissal of newly recruited officials who are found to have been involved in last year’s exam cheating.
They will be replaced by bona fide successful candidates, he added.
