Following are the conditions for the selection of a professor in a university. The candidate must:
I. be not less than 35 years and not more than 50 years of age as on 3.4.2020.
II. have an experience of working at least ten years.
III. be an M.Tech in first class, securing a minimum of 60% marks.
IV. have passed the written test with at least 65% marks.
Read the information carefully and decide which of the following courses of action you will adopt regarding the status of the candidate, based on the conditions stated above.
Jasveer is an M.Tech holder who passed with 55% marks. He has been working as an Assistant Professor since July 2010. His date of birth is 29th April, 1986. He has cleared the written test with 66% marks.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The candidate is not to be selected.
A candidate is selected only if he meets every condition, so failing even one rules him out. Test Jasveer against each condition:
Condition I (age 35 to 50 on 3.4.2020): born on 29 April 1986, he is 33 on that date, below 35. Not met.
Condition III (M.Tech with at least 60% marks): he has 55%. Not met.
Condition IV (written test with at least 65%): he has 66%. Met.
He fails conditions I and III, so the data are enough to decide, and he is not to be selected; condition II need not even be checked.