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Manoj Soni: Meet the ‘chhote Modi’ heading the UPSC selection committee

In early April, IAS officer Jitin Yadav tweeted some advice to aspirants.

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AAP forcing every party to talk about education, says MLA Atishi

AAP leader’s remarks come amid war of words with BJP over state-run schools

The Hindu

A merger to better manage the Indian Railways

Under the new Indian Railway Management Service, training its future leaders is the most important task ahead

The Hindu

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No additional attempt in civil services exam, Centre tells SC

The aspirants fell sick with COVID-19 when exam was held in January

The Hindu

Additional attempt in UPSC civil services exam not possible, Centre tells SC

NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that additional attempt in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil services examination is "not possible."

The Times of India

Supreme Court relief for aspirants with disabilities in UPSC applications

Government says applications will be kept separately until court decision in NGO case

The Hindu

Civil Service re-examination will have cascading effects: UPSC tells SC

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), while opposing the plea seeking extra attempt for candidates who could not appear in the Civil Services Mains exam, said if the Commission makes a provision for re-examination, then it will have cascading effects on the schedules of other ongoing examinations as well as…

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Protocol did not mandate special arrangement for COVID-hit candidates: UPSC

There is no provision to hold re-examination if a candidate failed to appear, UPSC tells Supreme Court

The Hindu

Respond to plea of COVID-hit civil services aspirants, Supreme Court tells UPSC

They have sought a second chance as they were unable to attend the civil services Mains exam

The Hindu

UPSC aspirants who missed exam due to COVID move SC seeking additional attempt

A bench of justices AM Khanwilkar and CT Ravikumar had adjourned the matter after Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) counsel sought time to seek instruction on the matter. Read full story

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Sudhir Saxena takes charge as Madhya Pradesh DGP

BHOPAL: Sudhir Kumar Saxena, a 1992-batch IPS officer, assumed office as director-general of police (DGP), at the Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters in Bhopal on Friday.

The Times of India

COVID-hit civil services aspirants seek second chance for UPSC mains

Supreme Court Bench lists the case for March 7

The Hindu

After appointment of Rajnish Seth as Maharashtra DGP, Bombay HC disposes of PIL on his predecessor

The top police post in Maharashtra fell vacant in January last year after the then DGP Subodh Jaiswal left mid-term to take over as head of the CISF

The Hindu

How bright students became ‘exam solvers’

NOIDA: Sahil had cleared his Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) prelims in 2020. Merit wasn’t his problem. He needed money to prepare for the mains.

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The IAS interviews: A journey inward

A guide on how to prepare for the Personality Test, the final obstacle in the long road to the civil services

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78,264 Central Government recruitments in 2020-21

Over 8 lakh vacancies as on March 2020, Minister tells Rajya Sabha.

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485 vacant posts in UPSC: Govt

There are 485 vacant posts in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which conducts the civil services examination, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.

The Times of India

Bombay HC questions Maharashtra govt on Sitaram Kunte's flip-flop over names for DGP post

MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Monday grilled the state and questioned how on November 1 last year could then state chief secretary Sitaram Kunte sign as selection committee member on three names recommended for the post of Maharashtra Director General of Police and a week later write to UPSC…

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Babus Of All Trades, Masters Of None

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) put out an advertisement on Sunday inviting applications for 10 senior-level positions in various departments. The plan is to hire “outstanding individuals” as Joint Secretaries based on their subject expertise. The notifications says candidates can be “Individuals working at comparable levels in Private Sector…

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Student takes up Hindi hurdle in DU law exam

“I have been educated in the Hindi medium throughout. For pursuing higher education, how can I suddenly switch to English?”

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