Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has asked government ministries, offices and public sector undertakings to strictly adhere to timeline and complete process of discontinuation of interview by 31st of this month. In an order issued today, the Ministry said interviews will not be taken even in cases where selection was made purely on the basis of performance in interview. <br/><br/>It has also clarified that skill test or physical test may continue but these will only be of qualifying nature. <br/>A detailed proposal seeking exemption will have to be sent to the Department of Personnel and Training in case of specific posts where the Ministry or department wants to continue taking interviews. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had suggested in his Independence Day address that the practice of holding interviews for recruitment at lower levels in government could be done away with.