Almost 4 lakh candidates have managed to register for the preliminary examinations. File
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Spelling mistakes and failure to generate one-time passwords are amongst a number of glitches reported by candidates applying online for the preliminary Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2025 to be carried out by the Union Public Service Fee (UPSC) in Might.
Months after the alleged rip-off by sacked Indian Administrative Service (IAS) probationer Puja Khedkar, who solid paperwork to clear the exams, the UPSC introduced changes. These updates now require candidates to submit paperwork, together with instructional, caste and bodily incapacity certificates, on the stage of the preliminary examination, in contrast to in earlier years, when these paperwork have been solely uploaded after a candidate certified for the Mains examination.
In a primary, all candidates should fill a One Time Registration (OTR) kind adopted by an in depth utility kind, the place they should fill the service and cadre desire, a step which within the earlier years was accomplished after clearing the Mains examination.
Glitches in UPSC web site
Aspirants took to social media to state that the net kind spelled college as “Universtiy”, characters as “charachers”, and had grammatical errors.
The web page to add {photograph} and signature additionally had glitches, candidates mentioned.
A sources within the authorities instructed The Hindu that the administration was conscious of the problems being confronted by candidates, and the UPSC had revealed a Steadily Requested Questions (FAQ) web page.
The supply added that the data sought at completely different levels of the examination has been clubbed this time, and candidates should furnish all particulars on the registration stage.
The supply mentioned that just about 4 lakh candidates have managed to register for the preliminary examinations. The final date to use is February 11.
Within the CSE 2023, round 10.1 lakh candidates utilized, and 5.9 lakh candidates appeared for the examinations.
The FAQ requested aspirants to “use any free picture modifying software program akin to MS Paint (Microsoft) or some other picture editor, to delete the pointless print space” whereas importing picture, and steered that they use “CROP choice after choosing the Picture”.
“To resize to correct pixel measurement, use the Resize choice. If the picture is in different codecs akin to .tiff, .bmp and many others, then open the {Photograph} in MS Paint or some other picture editor and click on Save as choice to put it aside within the desired format (.jpg),” the FAQ mentioned.
To a query on “delay in accessing the web page”, the UPSC mentioned, “Please retry after a while ideally not throughout peak hours. The time taken to entry the web page relies upon upon components like Web pace and variety of candidates registering their functions on the identical time. It will all the time assist if functions are made earlier reasonably than later. It’s a good observe to not look ahead to the final day or hours.”
Complained to UPSC remained unanswered
Candidates complained that emails and calls to the UPSC helpline remained unanswered.
The FAQ mentioned that candidates who had efficiently submitted their utility kind might edit or replace the applying when a “correction window” is made accessible after the final date of registration.
On January 22, the Ministry of Personnel notified the Guidelines for CSE 2025. The Ministry notified 979 vacancies for this yr’s CSE, the bottom up to now three years. The exams are held to recruit candidates for 23 providers, together with the IAS, Indian International Service (IFS), and the Indian Police Service (IPS).
The adjustments in examination Guidelines have been caused after IAS probationer Puja Khedkar allegedly solid identification papers, misrepresented and falsified info to acquire further makes an attempt, and produced a pretend Individuals with Benchmark Incapacity (PwBD) certificates to realize reservation within the CSE 2022. Ms. Khedkar might bypass the UPSC’s gatekeeping by showing for the CSE 12 occasions in opposition to the 9 makes an attempt which might be allowed. The alleged forgery and crime was revealed in June 2024 whereas she was posted for a subject coaching in Pune. Ms. Khedkar was subsequently discharged from the service, faces legal circumstances, and is presently on bail.
