New Delhi: "WHAT is RDX?" "What does BCAS stand for?"
Twenty-four security officials hired at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport could not answer these questions and failed the aviation sector (AvSec) test conducted by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) for Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) officials.
One of those who failed to clear the test was the chief security officer responsible for security at the airport. Only two managed to pass the test whose results were announced last week.According to BCAS, this is a basic test necessary for every security official deployed at the airport. The AvSec test of the 26 DIAL officials was held on January 17 and the staff had attended classes before appearing for the same.
A BCAS official said, due to shortage of qualified staff, the agency is forced to deploy failed staff on airport duty. "Not just DIAL officials, there are other senior officials, including DIGs and assistant commandants of CISF, who have also not cleared the exam but continue to head security at airports," the official added, requesting to stay anonymous.
"This is the easiest test mandatory for security personnel posted at airports. If the staff is unable to answer such easy questions even after taking proper classes by trained instructors, then the aviation industry is not the place for them. In recent tests taken by DIAL staff, almost 95% examinees have failed. It shows the seriousness of the agency towards the test," a senior official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation told MAIL TODAY.
31/01/15 Ankur Sharma/India Today
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Twenty-four security officials hired at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport could not answer these questions and failed the aviation sector (AvSec) test conducted by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) for Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) officials.
One of those who failed to clear the test was the chief security officer responsible for security at the airport. Only two managed to pass the test whose results were announced last week.According to BCAS, this is a basic test necessary for every security official deployed at the airport. The AvSec test of the 26 DIAL officials was held on January 17 and the staff had attended classes before appearing for the same.
A BCAS official said, due to shortage of qualified staff, the agency is forced to deploy failed staff on airport duty. "Not just DIAL officials, there are other senior officials, including DIGs and assistant commandants of CISF, who have also not cleared the exam but continue to head security at airports," the official added, requesting to stay anonymous.
"This is the easiest test mandatory for security personnel posted at airports. If the staff is unable to answer such easy questions even after taking proper classes by trained instructors, then the aviation industry is not the place for them. In recent tests taken by DIAL staff, almost 95% examinees have failed. It shows the seriousness of the agency towards the test," a senior official in the Ministry of Civil Aviation told MAIL TODAY.
31/01/15 Ankur Sharma/India Today
