The selection of Pooja khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled after the public service commission found her golative for misusing quotas” and “faking her identity”.
In Short
* Pooja khedkar accused of misusing disability and OBC quotas
* Found guilty of violating rules of civil services exam 2022
* Failed to submit her explanation to UPSC panel
The selection of Pooja khedkar as a trainee IAS officer has been cancelled and she has been barred for taking the entrance exam for life after the union public services commission ( UPSC ) found her guilty of faking her identity to take the exam multiple times .
The UPSC has side in a statement that mis khedkar has been found guilty of violating rules of civil services examination A show cause notice (SCN) was issue by the union public service commission UPSC to Ms Pooja Manorama Dilip khedkar provisionally recommended candidate of the civil services examination – 2022 (CSE 2022) on 18th July , 2024 for fraudulently availing attempts beyond the permissible limit provided for in the examination rules by faking her identity it said
It added that the 34 year old was told to submit her responses to the notice by July 25 but she requested for time till August 4 . the UPSC granted her time till July 30 and made it clear that it was “final opportunity “and further extension in time would be allowed .
She was also told that if no response is received by the deadline, UPSC would take action” Despite extension in time allowed to her she failed to submit her explanation within the prescribed time” the panel has said in the statement.
” The UPSC has examined the avilable records carefully and found her guilty of acting in contravention of the provisions of the CSE 2022 Rules Her provisional candidature for the CSE 2022 has benn cancelled and she has also been debarred permanently from all the future examination/ selection of the UPSC ,” it said .
The panel has said that in the wake of the pooja khedkar episode it had examined data of more than 15000, candidates who cleared the IAS screening process between 2009 and 2023″. After this detailed exercise, barring the case of ms . pooja Manorama Dilip khedkar, no other candidate has been found to have availed more number of attempts than permitted under the CSE rules ,” it said.