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

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

If discovered responsible of wrongful claims, Khedkar might face termination

Pune: UPSC’s motion to revoke Puja Khedkar’s candidature adopted her failure to reply to the fee’s show-cause discover, issued on July 18, for “fraudulently availing makes an attempt past the permissible restrict offered for within the CSE Guidelines, by faking her id”, reviews Nisha Nambiar.
Khedkar modified her title, her mother and father’ names, her {photograph}, signature, electronic mail ID, cell quantity, and tackle to hide her actual id and acquire further makes an attempt to look within the examination, the official observe says.
UPSC had requested Khedkar to reply to the showcause discover by July 25, however she had requested time until Aug 4 to gather crucial 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 towards 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 are going to anticipate her response and deliberate after Aug 2 if she could be given extra time. Nothing could be stated as of now,” a DoPT official stated in response to UPSC cancelling Khedkar’s provisional candidature.
A DoPT group is analyzing the panel’s findings and can suggest crucial motion. If discovered responsible of constructing wrongful claims, Khedkar can face termination from service.
“As UPSC has cancelled her provisional candidature, DoPT will subject a remaining order based mostly on the single-member committee’s inquiry report. A remaining choice on motion againstKhedkar will come from DoPT,” an LBSNAA official in Mussoorie stated.
UPSC has clarified its function within the scrutiny of certificates, stating it conducts solely preliminary checks and depends on the competent authorities for verification of authenticity.