UPSC cancels provisional candidature of IAS trainee Puja Khedkar

The Union Public Service Commission – UPSC has cancelled the provisional candidature of Puja Khedkar and permanently debarred her from all its future exams. The UPSC announced in a release that after examining available records, it has found Ms Khedkar guilty of violating the Civil Services Examination – CSE 2022 Rules. 

The Commission had earlier issued a show cause notice to her for fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit by faking her identity. It added that despite giving her an extension till



yesterday for a response, she failed to submit her explanation within the prescribed time.

The UPSC further mentioned it has also thoroughly examined the available data of more than 15 thousand finally recommended candidates of the CSEs from the past 15 years. It added that no other candidate has availed more number of attempts than permitted. The UPSC said it will further strengthen the Standard Operating Procedure to ensure that such a case does not recur in the future.