UPSC cancels Puja Khedkar’s IAS candidature, bars her from future exams | India Information

PUNE: UPSC on Wednesday revoked the provisional candidature of IAS trainee officer Puja Khedkar for the Civil Providers Examination-2022 and barred her from all future exams and picks performed by the fee.
In accordance with an official launch, Khedkar was discovered responsible of violating the CSE-2022 guidelines. UPSC additionally reviewed data of over 15,000 candidates from 2009 to 2023, and recognized Khedkar as the only candidate who exceeded the try restrict via “identification manipulation“.UPSC lodged a legal grievance with Delhi Police on July 19 in opposition to Khedkar for forging identification papers.
“The usual working process of the UPSC couldn’t detect her variety of makes an attempt primarily because of the truth that she modified not solely her title but additionally her dad and mom’ names,” the discharge says.

If discovered responsible of wrongful claims, Khedkar may face termination

Pune: UPSC’s motion to revoke Puja Khedkar’s candidature adopted her failure to answer the fee’s show-cause discover, issued on July 18, for “fraudulently availing makes an attempt past the permissible restrict supplied for within the CSE Guidelines, by faking her identification”, experiences Nisha Nambiar.
Khedkar modified her title, her dad and mom’ names, her {photograph}, signature, e-mail ID, cell quantity, and tackle to hide her actual identification and achieve extra makes an attempt to look within the examination, the official word says.
UPSC had requested Khedkar to answer the showcause discover by July 25, however she had requested time until Aug 4 to gather mandatory paperwork. The fee prolonged the deadline until July 30.
The Division of Personnel and Coaching (DoPT) had additionally issued a showcause discover to Khedkar, asking her to clarify by Aug 2 her place on numerous allegations in opposition to her. The showcause was despatched on July 26 following a single-member committee’s report back to confirm Khedkar’s candidature claims and different particulars based mostly on the report filed by Maharashtra govt. “She has time until Aug 2. We don’t wish to predetermine something. We’ll look forward to her response and deliberate after Aug 2 if she might be given extra time. Nothing might be stated as of now,” a DoPT official stated in response to UPSC cancelling Khedkar’s provisional candidature.
A DoPT crew is analyzing the panel’s findings and can suggest mandatory motion. If discovered responsible of constructing wrongful claims, Khedkar can face termination from service.
“As UPSC has cancelled her provisional candidature, DoPT will difficulty a closing order based mostly on the single-member committee’s inquiry report. A closing determination on motion againstKhedkar will come from DoPT,” an LBSNAA official in Mussoorie stated.
UPSC has clarified its position within the scrutiny of certificates, stating it conducts solely preliminary checks and depends on the competent authorities for verification of authenticity.