UPSC Cancels Candidature of IAS Officer Puja Khedkar Over Rule Violation

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and barred her from future exams for violating examination rules. Khedkar allegedly exceeded permissible attempts by falsifying her identity. The UPSC has registered a police case and is reviewing its protocols to prevent such occurrences.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced on Wednesday that it has cancelled the provisional candidature of probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar and barred her from all future exams and selections.

The commission stated that Khedkar was found guilty of violating the Civil Services Examination-2022 rules by exceeding the permissible number of attempts through falsifying her identity.

This marks the first such incident detected in the past 15 years. The UPSC is now working on strengthening its standard operating procedures to ensure similar cases do not recur.