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Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is India's central agency which conducts several examinations for the recruitment of eligible candidates for government services. The important exams which are conducted by UPSC include Civil Services Examination, Indian Forest Service examination, Engineering Services Examination, Combined Defence Services Examination, National Defence Academy Examination, Naval Academy Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination, Special Class Railway Apprentice, Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, Combined Geoscientist and Geologist Examination, and Central Armed Police Forces(Assistant Commandant) Examination. Every year, lakhs of candidates appear for the highly competitive exams conducted by Union Public Service Commission. It would be interesting to note that UPSC was set up on October 1st, 1926. There were certain factors which led to the formation of UPSC. Firstly, the Indianisation of the superior Civil Services became one of the major demands of the political movement which compelled the British Indian Government to consider setting up of a Public Service Commission for recruitment to its services in the territory. The limited advisory functions failed to satisfy the peoples aspirations and the continuous stress on this aspect by the leaders of our freedom movement resulted in the setting up of the Federal Public Service Commission under the Government of India Act 1935. The Union Public Service Commission has been established under Article 315 of the Constitution of India. The Commission consists of a Chairman and ten Members. The Commission is serviced by a Secretariat headed by a Secretary with two Additional Secretaries, a number of Joint Secretaries, Deputy Secretaries and other supporting staff. Competitive examinations are being conducted every year for the recruitment to services & posts under the Union and the recruitment to services & posts under the Central Government is done by selection or through Interviews. Another important function of UPSC is to advise on the suitability of officers for appointment on promotion as well as transfer-on-deputation. UPSC also advises the government on matters such as recruitment, disciplinary cases, miscellaneous matters relating to grant of extra ordinary pensions, reimbursement of legal expenses etc. UPSC is among the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom along with the countrys higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission.At present, Union Public Service Commission of India has 42 regular examination centers, where every year they conduct Several Indian Civil Services Examination. UPSC also publish information regarding various exam, results and issues notification regarding the official notifications and the results of exams. UPSC has to present a report the president about the work done by the Commission and on receipt of such report, the president shall cause a copy there of together with the Memorandum explaining, as respect the cases, if any, where the advice of the Commission was not accepted, the reasons for such non-acceptance to be laid before each House of the Parliament.Currently, UPSC has been asked to take steps to include third gender in UPSC exam by the High Court. Union Public Service Commission is soon going to revise the upper age limit for the prestigious Civil Services Examination (CSE). The commission may reduce the upper age limit to 26.At present, the candidates between the age group of 21 and 32 years are eligible to appear for the examinations. The commission is thinking to reduce the upper age limit by 6 years to insulate the aspirants those who are currently preparing for the exam. However, there would be no reduction in the upper age limit for the SC/ ST category candidates which is presently 37 years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi appointed a panel to revamp the entire system of the civil services examination. The panel is chaired by former education secretary BS Baswan. Union Public Service Commission has also recently undertaken a project called "SAMPERA" (Screening and Mechanised Processing of Examination and Recruitment Applications). Under the project SAMPERA there will be simplified single sheet common application form for all the examinations. The single sheets will be scanned by using OMR/ICR technology. The implementation of this project will help in high speed scanning of data from forms eliminating manual entry. SAMPERA will also help in accurate and faster generation of Admit Cards, Attendance lists with photo replica and signature facsimile of each candidate, and an error-free list of doubtful cases. The main aim of SAMPERA is to cope up with the increasing volume of applications through innovations and mechanized handling so as to reduce the processing time and send communications faster to minimized errors. The cases of impersonation/malpractices will also be eliminated and wasteful expenditure will be reduced.

UPSC CAPF Result 2019: Check Your Central Armed Police Forces Exam Scores at upsc.gov.in
India.com Education Desk | October 19, 2019 11:21 PM IST
UPSC CAPF Result 2019: The Union Public Service Commission has announced the results of UPSC Central...
UPSC CAPF Result 2019: Check Your Central Armed Police Forces Exam Scores at upsc.gov.in
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UPPSC PCS 2019 Recruitment: Applications Open on Official Website uppsc.up.nic.in | All You Need to Know
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UPSC Recruitment 2019: Apply For Various Posts at upsconline.nic.in
India.com News Desk | October 17, 2019 1:25 PM IST
UPSC Recruitment 2019: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has invited online recruitment app...
UPSC Recruitment 2019: Apply For Various Posts at upsconline.nic.in
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UPSC Exam: IRS Officer Booked For Using Identity of Another Person to Clear Test
PTI | October 12, 2019 9:45 AM IST
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against an Indian Revenue Serv...
UPSC Exam: IRS Officer Booked For Using Identity of Another Person to Clear Test
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Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 Results: 53 More Candidates Clear The Exam - Check Full List Here
India.com News Desk | October 12, 2019 8:53 AM IST
New Delhi: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released another list of 53 candidates to fill...
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2018 Results: 53 More Candidates Clear The Exam - Check Full List Here
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UPSC IES/ISS Exam 2019: Union Public Service Commission Declares Result at upsc.gov.in
India.com Education Desk | October 5, 2019 2:42 PM IST
UPSC IES/ISS Result 2019: The Union Public Service Commission has declared the scores of UPSC IES/IS...
UPSC IES/ISS Exam 2019: Union Public Service Commission Declares Result at upsc.gov.in
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2019-10-05T03:42:31+00:00
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UPSC Exam 2020: Apply For Combined Geo-Scientist Prelims at upsconline.nic.in
India.com Education Desk | September 25, 2019 11:00 PM IST
UPSC Exam 2020: The Union Public Service Commission on Wednesday invited applications for Combined G...
UPSC Exam 2020: Apply For Combined Geo-Scientist Prelims at upsconline.nic.in
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Bhopal: Upset Over His Obsession With UPSC Exam, Wife Leaves Husband For Ignoring Her
PTI | August 31, 2019 10:04 PM IST
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Bhopal: Upset Over His Obsession With UPSC Exam, Wife Leaves Husband For Ignoring Her
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UPSC CMS Result 2019 Declared at upsc.gov.in
India.com Education Desk | August 17, 2019 6:25 PM IST
UPSC CMS Result 2019: The Union Public Service Commission has declared the results of the Combined M...
UPSC CMS Result 2019 Declared at upsc.gov.in
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UPPSC PCS-J Result 2018-19 Declared on Official Website uppsc.up.nic.in, Know Here How to Check
India.com Education Desk | July 21, 2019 7:28 PM IST
UPPSC PCS-J Result 2018-19: The Uttar Pradesh Service Commission officials on Sunday declared the UP...
UPPSC PCS-J Result 2018-19 Declared on Official Website uppsc.up.nic.in, Know Here How to Check
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UPSC Topper Ira Singhal Trolled on Social Media, Calls Out Bullies on FB
IANS | July 15, 2019 7:13 AM IST
New Delhi: UPSC 2014 topper Ira Singhal has become a victim of trolling on social media, as she shar...
UPSC Topper Ira Singhal Trolled on Social Media, Calls Out Bullies on FB
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UPSC Civil Services Prelims Result 2019 Declared; Check @upsc.gov.in
India.com News Desk | July 12, 2019 10:42 PM IST
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination 2019 Result: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has ...
UPSC Civil Services Prelims Result 2019 Declared; Check @upsc.gov.in
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Free UPSC Coaching for Muslim Girls, 100 Per Cent Funding in Waqf Properties: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India.com News Desk | June 13, 2019 7:40 AM IST
New Delhi: Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has announced that Muslim girls wi...
Free UPSC Coaching for Muslim Girls, 100 Per Cent Funding in Waqf Properties: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
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UPSC NDA NA (I) Exam Result 2019 Likely to Release Soon, Candidates Advised to Keep Checking at upsc.gov.in
India.com Education Desk | April 23, 2019 5:28 PM IST
UPSC NDA NA (I) Exam Result 2019: The UPSC NDA and NA Exam (1) Result 2019 is expected soon, as per ...
UPSC NDA NA (I) Exam Result 2019 Likely to Release Soon, Candidates Advised to Keep Checking at upsc.gov.in
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UPSC NDA, NA (I) 2019 Exam Today, Check Last Minute Details Here
India.com Education Desk | April 21, 2019 9:06 AM IST
UPSC NDA, NA (I) 2019: The UPSC NDA/NA I 2019 exam will be held on April 21, that is, on Sunday. Can...
UPSC NDA, NA (I) 2019 Exam Today, Check Last Minute Details Here
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Rahul Gandhi's Special Message to Wayanad Woman Who Clears UPSC Exam - Read Here
India.com News Desk | April 6, 2019 11:01 AM IST
New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Saturday congratulated Sreedhanya Suresh, for creating his...
Rahul Gandhi's Special Message to Wayanad Woman Who Clears UPSC Exam - Read Here
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UPSC Final Exam Results 2018: List of Top 10 Candidates
India.com Education Desk | April 5, 2019 9:39 PM IST
UPSC Main Exam 2018: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the results of the Civi...
UPSC Final Exam Results 2018: List of Top 10 Candidates
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UPSC Civil Services Exam Result 2018 Declared; Kanishak Kataria Secures 1st Rank
India.com Education Desk | April 5, 2019 8:09 PM IST
UPSC final exam results: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the results for Civil S...
UPSC Civil Services Exam Result 2018 Declared; Kanishak Kataria Secures 1st Rank
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UPSC NDA And NA (I) Admit Card 2019 Released at upsconline.nic.in
India.com Education Desk | March 29, 2019 9:47 PM IST
UPSC NDA And NA (I) Admit Card 2019: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released the adm...
UPSC NDA And NA (I) Admit Card 2019 Released at upsconline.nic.in
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2019-03-29T10:47:48+00:00
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UPSC Civil Service Notification 2019: Online Registration For Preliminary Exam Closes on March 18, Apply at upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in
India.com Education Desk | March 17, 2019 6:01 PM IST
UPSC Civil Service Notification 2019: Candidates interested in filling the form for UPSC civil servi...
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