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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the country must bring youth into public services who are not attracted by public office. He said it is essential that the recruitment examination does not just test what a candidate knows but also sees why that youth wants to come into civil services. "We must bring such youth into public services who are attracted not by public office, but by public service. Therefore, it is essential that the recruitment examination does not just test what the candidate knows, but also sees why that youth wants to come into civil services," the prime minister said, addressing the centenary celebrations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) here. PM Modi said we have to test complex problem-solving and the farsightedness of candidates in our exams. He said today the question is not about service delivery, it is whether public services are able to catch up with current instant delivery speed. The prime minister said the country has seen a time
Every file represents the aspirations, concerns and lives of countless citizens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told young IAS officers on Tuesday, while asking them to place people at the centre of every decision and ensure that governance remains empathetic, responsive and inclusive. Interacting with 183 officer trainees of the IAS-2024 batch, who have been attached as assistant secretaries in various ministries and departments here, the prime minister also said major developmental challenges cannot be solved in silos and effective coordination across departments is essential for achieving meaningful and lasting outcomes. He told the young civil servants to dedicate themselves to nation-building with a strong sense of purpose, innovation and citizen-centric governance, and urged them to always remember the human impact behind every administrative file. Modi said every file represents the aspirations, concerns and lives of countless citizens, according to an official ...
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of Rs 15 lakh on Delhi-based coaching institute Vajirao and Reddy Institute for publishing misleading advertisements claiming credit for candidates who cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023, many of whom had enrolled only for mock interview sessions. The institute had claimed on its official website, shortly after results were declared on April 16, 2024, that it had produced "over 645 selections out of 1,016 vacancies", with "6 in Top 10 AIR" and "35 in Top 50 AIR". These claims appeared alongside advertisements for its regular courses, creating the impression that successful candidates had been trained by the institute through all three stages -- Preliminary, Mains, and Interview. The CCPA found this to be a deliberate misrepresentation. On examining enrolment records submitted by the institute, the authority found that a significant number of candidates had signed up only for the "Interview Guidance
In a significant reform aimed at supporting persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBD), the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has overhauled its examination centre allocation framework. The Commission has launched a series of technological interventions for the civil services examination-2026 and the Indian Forest Service examination 2026, with a focus on enhancing candidate accessibility and strengthening examination security. Under the revised mechanism, there will be no capping on examination centre capacity for PwBD candidates. Initially, the existing capacity of each centre will be utilised by both PwBD and non-PwBD candidates. However, once a centre reaches full capacity, it will no longer be available for selection by non-PwBD candidates, while PwBD candidates will continue to have the option to select the same centre, a statement issued by the UPSC said. Additional capacity will be created wherever required to ensure that no PwBD candidate is denied their preferred ...
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has made face authentication mandatory for all aspirants at examination centres and introduced strict eligibility restrictions for candidates already appointed to certain services. These changes were announced in an official notification for the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2026, released on Thursday. The commission announced 933 vacancies for this year's recruitment cycle, which include 33 posts reserved for persons with benchmark disability. The preliminary examination of the competitive examination will be held on May 24, it said. The prestigious exam is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview-- to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. "In order to ensure a secure and smooth examination process, all candidates will be required to undergo face authentication at the examination venue mandatorily. ...