In order to enhance the opportunities for the youth of the country, the Union Public Services Commission has decided to make their examination process more candidate-friendly, they have recommended the Central Ministries to recruit candidates of civil services examinations who did not make it to the last stage and lost their chance when they were right through it.
“We have proposed to Central Government and the ministries to recruit people from the list of candidates who make it to the interview stage in civil services and other exams but fail to get picked up,” said UPSC Chairman Arvind Saxena addressing the 21st National Conference of Chairpersons of State Public Service Commissions.
It has been reported that over 11 lakh candidates apply for the examination, out of whom only half of which are proceeded further for preliminaries. As soon as the last stage arrives, only about 600 students make it to the final stage.
It has been observed from the past years, that many candidates work hard and reach to the final stage, but at the last moment, they are kicked out, which UPSC believe is unfair for the students.
“The Government and other organizations can consider them during recruitment as they have already undergone the strict screening process and only failed at the last stage. This will also help in reducing examination stress among the youth,” he said.
Saxena confirmed that steps are being taken to make UPSC examination process more candidate-friendly. Candidates applying for the upcoming Civil Services examinations will soon get an option to withdraw their application forms voluntarily, he said.
“When a candidate applies for the exam online, a (registration) number will be generated for the application. At this stage, we will give candidates an option to step down and there will be no problem at all,” Saxena said while clarifying that it will be done purely on a voluntary basis.
The aim is to make candidates stress-free that if they could not make it this year they can prepare well enough for the next year examinations.
“The Commission is gradually doing away with paper and pencil-based exams and is increasingly shifting towards computer-based tests,” he said.