A woman has been debarred for three years from appearing in government job recruitment exams after allegedly resorting to unfair means during a Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exam, officials reported on Friday. Her candidature for this year’s exam has also been cancelled. According to UPSC’s LinkedIn post, the candidate was discovered carrying incriminating material during one of their recruitment examinations.
“As the candidate has violated the rules of the Examination and is found to be guilty under the rule of the examination – 12(1)(h) ‘being in possession of or using unfair means during the examination,’ read the post.
Screenshot of the UPSC Post
“Accordingly, UPSC has taken stringent disciplinary action in line with standardisation of penalties by cancelling the candidature for the current year’s examination and debarred the individual from appearing in all future examination(s)/selection(s) to be conducted by the Commission for a period of 3 years,” the Commission said in a post on LinkedIn.
Speaking about the action with news agency PTI, UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar said, the Commission is firmly committed to upholding the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and fairness in its examination processes.
“Any candidate found guilty of indulging in unfair means or misconduct during examinations faces strict disciplinary action as per rules, including debarment from future examinations, as the strictest action,” he said.
Kumar emphasized that implementing these measures is crucial for upholding the integrity of the selection process and guaranteeing that merit alone determines recruitment in government services.
“This is the sole reason why UPSC, for the last 100 years, has been an epitome of merit and a fair system, and candidates from any background can get selected, purely on a merit basis, as per the selection process,” he added.
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Last year, the UPSC took multiple steps against former probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar, including filing a criminal case, after discovering she had allegedly misrepresented her identity to attempt the civil services exam. She faces accusations of fraudulently claiming benefits under the Other Backward Class (OBC) and disability quotas to secure a spot in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).
(With PTI inputs)
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