Lok Sabha Question No. 4433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Age Relaxation to UPSC Aspirants
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar, Keshari Devi Patel, Kanakmal Katara, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4433

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022)

## AGE RELAXATION TO UPSC ASPIRANTS

## 4433. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request/proposal  from  the  UPSC  aspirants particularly for IAS  and  IPS  aspirants to grant Age  and  Attempt  relaxation in examination  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  action  taken  or porposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to give relaxation of two years due to Covid-19 to the candidates preparing for competitive examinations, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  those  candidates  who  were  deprived  of  appearing  in  the  examinations  due  to Covid-19 would be given another chance and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  issue  answer  key  in  10-15  days,  result  in  a fixed timeframe and send the copies of main examination on the e-mails individually to the  candidates  on  time  for  their  information,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the guidelines and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a)  to  (c): Representations  have  been  received  from  the  Civil  Services  Examination  (CSE) aspirants regarding grant of age relaxation and extra attempt to the candidates in CSE due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This issue had also been brought before the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India  vide  Writ  Petitions  filed  by  the  CSE  aspirants.  Based  on  the  judgements  passed  by  the Hon'ble Apex Court, the matter has been considered and it has not been found feasible to change the  existing  provisions  regarding  number  of  attempts  and  age-limit  in  respect  of  the  Civil Services Examination.

(d): The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has informed that in respect of Objective type Examination [such as CS(Pre) Examination], the answer keys are declared only after the entire process of the Exam for the respective year is completed i.e. after the declaration of the final result of the Examination and the same is kept at the Commission's website for a period of one month in active window and for further period of one month in archive. The UPSC has also informed  that  it  publishes  the  results  in  reasonable  timeframe  in  pursuit  of  adherence  to  its Annual  Calendar  of  Examinations  which  is  notified  well  in  advance.  The  UPSC  has  further informed  that  the  disclosure  of  answer  sheets  is  exempted  vide  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court's judgement dated 20.02.2018 in CA Nos. 6159-6162 of 2013 and 5924/2013.

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