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The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC; ISO: Saṁgha Loka Sevā Āyoga) is a constitutional body tasked with recruiting officers for All India Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A and B) through various standardised examinations, widely considered to be one of the most selective examinations in the world.[1] In 2023, 1.3 million applicants competed for just 1,255 positions.[2] In 1947, Deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel heralded successful recruits as the 'steel frame of India.' In other words, those who implemented the vision of the government of the day.[1]
The agency's charter is granted by Part XIV of the Constitution of India, titled as Services Under the Union and the States.[3][4] The commission is mandated by the Constitution for appointments to the services of the Union and All India Services. It is also required to be consulted by the Government in matters relating to the appointment, transfer, promotion and disciplinary matters. The commission reports directly to the President. The commission can advise the Government through the President, although, such advice is not binding. Being a constitutional authority, UPSC is amongst the few institutions which function with both autonomy and freedom, along with the country’s higher judiciary and lately the Election Commission.[5]
The commission is headquartered at Dholpur House, in New Delhi and functions through its own secretariat. Established on 1 October 1926 as Public Service Commission, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935; only to be renamed as today's Union Public Service Commission after the independence.[6][7]
- ^ Bergström, Villy (18 December 1997), "Country Classifications and Government Policies", Government and Growth, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 175–177, ISBN 978-0-19-829037-7, retrieved 1 September 2024
- ^ "UPSC Civil Services Exam: Candidates from which stream succeed the most?". The Times of India. 11 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Constitutional Provisions". www.upsc.gov.in.
- ^ "PART XIV: SERVICES UNDER THE UNION AND THE STATES" (PDF). lawmin.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011.
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