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This is an archive article published on January 25, 2025
Quota & age-related papers now must for civil service prelims
The move comes in the backdrop of the controversy involving former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who was accused of cheating, wrongly availing Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability quota benefits to ensure her selection in the government service. She denied all allegations though.
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The Centre has made submission of documents in support of age and reservation-related claims mandatory by candidates while applying for the civil services preliminary examinations, as per the recently notified rules.
Earlier, such documents were to be uploaded after candidates qualified the preliminary test.
The move comes in the backdrop of the controversy involving former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who was accused of cheating, wrongly availing Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability quota benefits to ensure her selection in the government service. She denied all allegations though.
The civil services examination is conducted annually by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in three stages — preliminary, mains and interview — to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others.
“A candidate who is willing to apply for civil services examination shall be required to apply on-line and submit the requisite information and supporting documents towards various claims, such as date of birth, educational qualification, category (viz SC/ST/OBC/EWS/PwBD/ex-servicemen), and service preference, etc, as may be sought by the Commission along with the online application form,” reads the civil services examination rules-2025 dated January 22. The failure to provide the required information/documents along with the registration and online application form will entail cancellation of candidature, it said.
Reservation will be made for candidates belonging to SC, ST, OBC, EWS and persons with benchmark disability in respect of vacancies as fixed by the government, the notice said. The applications can be filled up to February 11, 2025 till 6 pm, it said.
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