once again thousands Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Exam (CSE) aspirants have come together to raise their demands for either raising the age limit or increasing the number of attempts for UPSC Civil Services Exam, as they claim that the pandemic has affected their preparation. .
Every year aspirants sit for one of the toughest exams in the country, many try to get through the civil services. But, the Covid-19 induced-pandemic, has made the exam more difficult for many, aspirants claiming.
This is the reason why candidates especially those who have either reached the upper age limit or have exhausted all the attempts in 2020 are now seeking to increase the upper limit to take the exam. On Tuesday evening, several candidates raised their demands on social media using #UPSCExtraAttempt. The hashtag that was trending got more than 11 thousand tweets.
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Several candidates have also moved the court with Public Interest Litigations (PILs) in the past, however, the Supreme Court has dismissed many of these petitions. A bench of Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice Sanjiv Khanna gave liberty to the candidates to make representations before the authorities concerned for additional effort. NS The apex court had dismissed a similar petition in February 2021.
Delhi University professor Manoj Kumar Jha tweeted,
Several UPSC aspirants tagged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and the ministry responsible for conducting the exam, the Department of Personnel and Training, to draw the government’s attention to their demand.
Earlier in October, many UPSC aspirants had given a Protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over similar demands.
UPSC CSE 2020 result has been declared and total 761 candidates have been recommended for appointment, NS Shubham Kumar achieved top rank, The topper hails from Katihari, Bihar. He is an alumnus of IIT-Bombay. Bhopal girl Jagriti Awasthi has secured rank 2 and is the topper among women, 24 years old is also an engineering graduate from MANIT. She is working with BHEL since 2019 for IAS exam preparation. this year, IAS Tina Dabi’s younger sister Riya Dabi has secured 15th rank in UPSC CSE Result.
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