Union Public Service Commission under scanner : Damaging prospects of Rural and Regional Candidates.

Union Public Service Commission damaging prospects of Rural and Regional Candidates.

Union Public Service Commission has been establishes by the Constitution of India, among other duties to hold Civil Services Examination for recruitment and appointment to highest posts including IAS, IPS, IRS etc.

However, during past 5 years the conduct of UPSC has been highly autocratic, partial and its decisions have been pointedly against candidates who come from rural areas, and have educational background in regional and Hindi mediums. The most important thing is that since 2010, UPSC has repeatedly changed the pattern of Examination without holding proper discussions, debate and with some hidden agenda which is obviously against the national interest and the common people, and ostensibly at the instance of the Coaching mafia.

It is a matter of concern that during this period there has been repeated protest by candidates on the authenticity, impartiality and transparency of results affecting the future of candidates as well as the nation`s administrative structure. There have been complaints on the functioning of Union Public Service Commission for past few years and the activities of one or two newly appointed members have been under scanner. The UPSC repeatedly takes refuge in the garb of 'Secrecy' to cover up its misdeeds, which has been summarily rejected by the highest Courts of the nation.
Then there was a furor in Lok Sabha on 15th March, 2013, after UPSC decided to make English compulsory and delete regional languages including Hindi as the medium of examination.

Now the candidates have protested on repeated change and demanded additional attempts. A hundred student activists and civil services aspirants were rounded up by police on Monday morning when they tried to march towards Parliament demanding changes in theUnion Public Services Commission examination pattern. Student organizations have demonstrated at Jantar Mantar demanding change in the UPSC examination format. The protestors were demanding three extra chances in the UPSC entrance examinations, a review of the examination pattern, and inclusion of certain subjects in the syllabus which were dropped this year.

The students demanded a three-year age limit relaxation be provided and that the government take steps to stop discrimination against candidates from regional and rural backgrounds.

We support the demand of the students and demand a high level Inquiry into the functioning of UPSC, basis of changes made and the role of controversial members of UPSC. Till the report is submitted UPSC should continue with the pre-2010 pattern and arrangements of Civil Service Examination.