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Friday, May 3, 2024
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Topic: UPSC

UPSC recruitment has fallen 40% since 2014 while govt struggles to fill IAS-IPS vacancies

The number of recruits has fallen from 1,236 in 2014 to 759 in 2018. Officials say UPSC has no authority over how many candidates to recruit.

IIT, IIM and Oxford alumni make way into govt as lateral entry specialists

In an announcement Friday, the UPSC named nine lateral entry specialists. ThePrint takes a look at some of the new joint secretaries.

Modi govt’s lateral entry scheme gets going, 9 ‘domain experts’ picked for joint secretary posts

The appointment of private sector specialists to these posts is unprecedented as they are traditionally occupied by civil servants, particularly IAS officers.

There’s a drop in Muslims clearing UPSC exam this year, but it’s not all bad news

Muslim candidates who have cleared the civil service exam this year say coaching is now more accessible, and credit UPSC for being a ‘fair’ institution.

Delhi HC seeks reply from Haryana, UPSC on plea challenging DGP Manoj Yadava’s appointment

IPS officer Prabhat Ranjan Deo, who had filed the plea, said appointment of an officer junior to him as DGP was discriminatory.

Before UPSC, Modi govt wanted Cabinet Secy to head lateral entry recruitment panel

Modi govt received backlash when it decided to recruit specialists from the private sector as joint secretaries. That’s why it decided to hand things over to UPSC.

Upper-caste poor will get 10% UPSC seats but age relaxation & more attempts unlikely

Since this year's civil services exam marks the maiden run of the quota for upper-caste poor, the application process has been marked by confusion.

Modi govt’s plan for common entrance test for Group-C jobs unlikely to roll out soon

If implemented, proposal would spare crores of candidates the hassle of filling up multiple forms, paying fees for each of them, and taking several exams in far-flung centres.

2 senior Punjab cops challenge DGP appointment on ‘malafide grounds’

IPS officers Mohammad Mustafa and Siddharth Chattopadhyaya challenge UPSC’s recommendation of 3 junior officers over them in Supreme Court.

Good news continues to pour in for IAS aspirants

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Two documents, Modi-Macron visits—India-France defence partnership is touching new heights

Horizon 2047 signed during Modi's visit to France in July 2023 and the defence industrial roadmap during Macron’s visit to India in January 2024 guide the strategic bonhomie between the two countries.

How govt brought Vodafone Idea back from the brink & earned a neat profit in the process

In 2021, the government allowed telcos to convert interest on deferred spectrum payments and AGR dues into equity. This made it the single largest stakeholder in Vodafone Idea.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.