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UPSC to reimburse full airfares of candidates flying to Delhi for civil services interview

PTI -
The Commission will also help the candidates with their lodging and transport requirements, according to an official statement issued Monday.

UPSC considers online interviews for candidates to avoid Covid risk

Sanya Dhingra -
UPSC has asked NIC to explore the possibility of online interviews for candidates for different exams in case the Covid situation persists for long.

UPSC allows candidates of civil services prelims exam to change centres

PTI -
The civil services preliminary examination 2020 was scheduled to be held on 31 May, but was later moved to 4 October due to the coronavirus pandemic.

UPSC defers civil services preliminary exam scheduled to be held on 31 May

PTI -
In a statement, the UPSC said that when the dates are decided for the deferred exams, all candidates will be given a notice of at least 30 days.

UPSC allows application withdrawal, but it is unlikely to deter ‘casual’ IAS, IPS aspirants

Sanya Dhingra -
The UPSC has allowed civil service aspirants to withdraw their applications between 12 and 18 March if they do not wish to appear for the exam to be held in May.

50% drop in IAS, IPS officers promoted in central govt in 2018, and no one can explain why

Sanya Dhingra -
According to govt data, appointments through promotion at the level of deputy secretary, joint secretary, additional secretary & secretary fell to 2,918 in 2018 from 5,953 in 2016.

UPSC to recruit 100 fewer civil servants than last year despite shortage

Sanya Dhingra -
UPSC has notified 796 posts for the civil services exam this year, continuing the downward trend in recruitments that has been observed since 2015.

If CAPF cadre wants to be treated as civil servants, it must develop citizen-centric values

Sudhanshu Sarangi -
What the CAPF cadres are demanding has huge national security implications. It also impacts the contours of India’s civil-military equations.

Armed police forces to become service like IAS & IPS, officers to be recruited via UPSC

Sanya Dhingra -
Modi govt plans to club all Central Armed Police Forces into one Indian Central Armed Police Service, to bring the forces on par with other civil services.

Modi govt’s plan to open up UPSC scores for pvt sector big hit among aspirants

Sanya Dhingra -
In two years, the number of high-scoring UPSC aspirants who opted for pvt sector jobs has risen 1,650%, from 800 in 2017 to 14,000 in 2019.
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