The UPSC recently issued a Show Cause Notice to Puja Manorama Dilip Khedkar, a candidate recommended for the Civil Services Examination-2022, for allegedly exceeding the permissible attempt limit by falsifying her identity. Despite being given an extension to respond, Khedkar failed to submit her explanation within the allotted time, leading to the cancellation of her candidature and a permanent ban from future UPSC examinations.
This incident prompted the UPSC to review data from thousands of candidates recommended for the Civil Services from 2009 to 2023, revealing that Khedkar was the only candidate found to have exceeded the allowed number of attempts. Her fraudulent activity went undetected due to changing her name and her parents’ names, prompting the UPSC to work on improving its Standard Operating Procedure to prevent such cases in the future.
In response to complaints about false certificates, particularly for OBC and PwBD categories, the UPSC clarified that it conducts only a preliminary check of these certificates. While the UPSC generally accepts certificates as genuine if issued by the appropriate authority, detailed scrutiny and verification are carried out by the respective authorities assigned to this task.
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