NEW DELHI: Lateral entry into bureaucracy is a practice that involves recruiting individuals from outside the traditional government service cadres to fill mid and senior-level positions.Lateral entry into bureaucracy was formally introduced during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure, with the first set of vacancies announced in 2018. Candidates are typically hired on contracts ranging from…
NEW DELHI: In the biggest such exercise since lateral entry began in 2019, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited applications for 45 mid-level posts of director, joint secretary and deputy secretary in various ministries and departments as govt seeks more specialists. So far, 63 appointments have been made through lateral entry at these levels…
NEW DELHI: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of Puja Khedkar, who was facing accusations of cheating and forgery.The UPSC found Puja Khedkar of violating rules and debarred her from all the future exams and selections.“The UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting…
NEW DELHI: In the midst of the row over trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar allegedly misusing the disability quota, a case has surfaced of a candidate with muscular dystrophy being denied any service despite having cleared the civil services four times.Kartik Kansal, who studied mechanical engineering in IIT Roorkee, is currently a scientist in Isro,…
NEW DELHI: UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has tendered his resignation barely a year into his six-year tenure, citing “personal reasons”. The news of his resignation, believed to have been submitted to the President some time back, comes amid the controversy over IAS probationer Puja Khedkar‘s selection to the civil services based on forged identity, which…
Union Public Service Commission chairperson Dr Manoj Soni, resigned on Saturday, stating personal reasons. Before this, Dr Soni served as a member of UPSC from 28 June 2017 to 15 May 2023.The resignation has not been accepted yet, states Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Sources. Source link
Union Public Service Commission chairperson Dr Manoj Soni, resigned on Saturday, stating personal reasons. Before this, Dr Soni served as a member of UPSC from 28 June 2017 to 15 May 2023.The resignation has not been accepted yet, according to ANI.Manoj Soni, a distinguished educationist aged 59, assumed the role of a member of the…
NEW DELHI: UPSC has issued probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar a show-cause notice, asking why her candidature in the 2022 civil services exam should not be cancelled, in which case she would cease to be part of the IAS and be barred from all future competitive exams, report Rajshekhar Jha & Bharti Jain. Delhi crime…
NEW DELHI: Pune court on Friday granted interim protection from arrest to Dilip Khedkar, father of controversial probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar.Pune’s session court has granted relief to Dilip Khedkar till July 25 in a case where he is accused of threatening a person with a gun over a land dispute.Earlier in the day, the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police Crime Branch on Friday filed a case against IAS Puja Khedkar under sections of Forgery, Cheating, IT Act and disability act.This comes after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) initiated criminal action against IAS officer Puja Khedkar for fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity by way…
