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Eminent educationist Manoj Soni takes oath as chairman of the UPSC

Eminent educationist Manoj Soni on Tuesday took oath as the chairman of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Soni, who joined the Commission as member on June 28, 2017, has been performing the duties of the UPSC chairman since April 5, 2022. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy as chairman, UPSC by Smita Nagaraj, senior most member in the Commission, a statement issued by the Personnel Ministry said. The UPSC conducts civil services examination to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. The Commission is headed by a chairman and it can have a maximum of 10 members. There is still a vacancy of five members in the UPSC. Prior to his appointment in the UPSC, Soni has served three terms as Vice-Chancellor. These include two consecutive terms from August 1, 2009 to July 31, 2015 as VC of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU), Gujarat; and one term as VC of The Maharaj

Delhi chief secretary convenes meeting of Civil Services Board today

Delhi Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has convened a meeting of the Civil Services Board (CSB) on May 16 to consider the AAP government's directions to transfer officers, including Services Secretary Ashish More, officials said on Monday. It will be the first meeting of the CSB after a Supreme Court judgment placed the control of bureaucrats working with the Delhi government (excluding those related to police, public order, and land) under the elected government. Earlier, transfers and postings of all Delhi government officers were decided by the Lieutenant Governor. More was removed by the Delhi government from his post on May 11, hours after the Supreme Court order. In an order, Services Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said the two other members of the CSB, being junior to the chief secretary, who chairs the board's meeting, may be unable to "fearlessly" express their views and directed that a draft of the meeting be prepared in advance. "CSB consists of two secretaries and is chaired by

National civil services day 2023: History, significance, dates and more

PM Modi and President Murmu greeted civil servants today on the occasion of National civil servant day 2023

PM Modi to address award ceremony at Civil Services Day event today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the chief guest at the Valedictory Session and the award ceremony of the 16th 'Civil Services Day' on Friday

Reduce civil services recruitment cycle, parlimentary panel tells UPSC

Asserting that the nearly 15 months long recruitment process wastes candidates' prime years besides taking a heavy toll on their physical and mental health, a Parliamentary Committee has asked the UPSC to reduce the civil services examination's selection cycle. In its latest report, the panel also asked the Union Public Service Commission to examine the reasons for the low turnout of candidates in the civil services examination. The examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select officers of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice said according to the data provided by the UPSC, the average time taken for civil services examination from the date of issue of notification to the date of declaration of the final result is nearly 15 months. "The .

TN govt announces Rs 75,000 assistance for civil services aspirants

Rajan said a sum of Rs 10 crore has been allocated to the TNSDC in the budget

UK needs to cut 200,000 govt jobs over next few years to avoid debt spiral

Public-sector wages are on track to increase 5% this year, around half the current rate of inflation but higher than budgeted when spending plans were drawn up in 2021.

Rishi Sunak pledges major civil service overhaul if elected UK PM

Rishi Sunak, the British Indian former Chancellor in the race to be elected the British Prime Minister, on Tuesday pledged a major overhaul of the country's civil service to create a sharper, leaner bureaucracy if he takes charge at 10 Downing Street on September 5. Sunak, who is up against Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the Conservative Party leadership election to succeed Boris Johnson, wants civil servants to spend at least a year of their career outside government roles in industry to widen their experience. Under a Sunak-led government, they will no longer receive pay rewards based on the longevity of their service but performance instead. As Chancellor, I saw parts of the British Civil Service at its best, delivering world class COVID support schemes in record time. But the bloated post-COVID state is in need of a shake up so I will create a sharper, leaner civil service, said Sunak. I'll press ahead with cuts to back office Civil Service headcount, recruiting and retaining t

Extra attempt, age relaxation for civil services aspirants unfeasible: Govt

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the government has not found it feasible to change the existing provisions regarding the number of attempts and age-limit of the civil services examination

J&K: Civil Services exam coaching scheme launched for Tribal students

The Jammu and Kashmir Tribal Affairs Department has launched a new scheme for government sponsored coaching of Tribal students aspiring for UPSC Civil Services Examination, officials said on Friday.

Bureaucrats and diplomats: The divergence in their post-retirement writing

While IAS officers write primarily about their own exploits, IFS officers write more about the issues and context of their work, while straying also into unrelated fields, notes T N Ninan

A primer on GOI's hidden power centre and why the CSS calls the shots

The overwhelming number of officers in the CSS cadres are an indication of the clout it wields on key policy decisions across ministries

UPSC declares civil services prelims result, over 13k declared successful

Nearly 1.1 mn people have applied for the examination, which was held on June 5, 2022

Civil services exam topper Shruti Sharma scored 54.56% marks: UPSC

Shruti Sharma topped the civil services examination 2021 with 54.56 per cent marks, and second rank holder Ankita Agarwal scored 51.85 per cent in the prestigious test conducted by UPSC

BPSC exam paper leak: CM Nitish Kumar says guilty won't be spared

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said that strict action will be taken against the perpetrators of Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) Preliminary exam paper leak.

The provincialisation of All India Services

All India Services were to be all India in character for a purpose. Any dilution of this central tenet should worry policymakers

Modi to confer Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Admin

The award has been instituted to recognize extraordinary and innovative work done by districts and other implementing units besides central and state organisations for the welfare of common citizens

Can't change number of attempts, age limit for civil services exam: Centre

The Centre on Wednesday said it has not been found feasible to change the existing provisions regarding the number of attempts and the age limit for the civil services examination.

Pak amendment on dual nationality to clip wings of 20,000 officers: Report

Lawmakers are considering an amendment to the civil service rules that will bar top government officials from holding dual nationality

Civil services (main) examination to be conducted from Friday: UPSC

The UPSC has asked the state governments to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the candidates and examination functionaries in their movement