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An <keyword id="19904566" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Artificial-Intelligence" source="keywords">Artificial Intelligence</keyword> based app, <keyword id="20992270" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PadhAI" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="PadhAI" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="PadhAI">PadhAI</keyword>, scored over 170 marks out of 200 in the <keyword id="6373840" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="upsc" source="Orion">UPSC</keyword> preliminary exams 2024 solving the entire paper within seven minutes and qualifying above the general score which usually remains under 100. The score places PadhAI's score in the top 10 nationally, if not rank 1, an official release said. The app developed by a team of IITians took the exam in a public setting on Sunday, right after the UPSC preliminary exam in presence of guests from the education sector, UPSC community, and media professionals at Delhi's The Lalit hotel. It took under seven minutes to solve the entire paper, the release said. The event was live-streamed at livestream.padhai.ai and YouTube, where the questions and answers are publicly available, it added. The <keyword id="6355999" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AI" source="Orion">AI</keyword>'s answers were also compared with broad AI models commercially available from big tech companies such as OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google by using answer keys released by top coaching institutes. "This is the highest score achieved in the last 10 years of UPSC exams. We believe that while our event is first of its kind, in a few years, such events will become commonplace as several educational institutions race to solve papers quickly and precisely with AIs," PadhAI's CEO Karttikeya Mangalam said. PadhAI is an AI X Education app for UPSC preparation available on the Google Play Store. It claims to offer several AI features, including news summaries, smart PYQ search, doubt clarification, interactive answer explanations, book summary.

AI app 'PadhAI' solves UPSC 2024 prelim exam paper in seven minutes, scores 170 out of 200!

INDIA bloc leaders gathered at <keyword id="19895812" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jantar-Mantar" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Jantar Mantar" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Jantar Mantar">Jantar Mantar</keyword> here on Tuesday to demand the release of Delhi Chief Minister <keyword id="19901384" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal" source="keywords">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> amid his declining health and hit out at the BJP-led Centre for "suppressing" the voice of <keyword id="19895395" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="opposition" source="keywords">opposition</keyword>. They also blamed the Centre for obstructing the work of the Delhi government, therefore leading to the recent incident in Rajinder Nagar where three students died after getting trapped in a flooded basement of a coaching centre. Slogans of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "End dictatorship" were raised during the <keyword id="19895811" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="protest" source="keywords">protest</keyword> rally called by the <keyword id="19914482" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="AAP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="AAP" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="AAP">AAP</keyword>. CPI(ML) Liberation leader Dipankar Bhattacharya said three senior AAP leaders -- Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain were put in jail as "part of a conspiracy". He also accused the Centre of obstructing the work of the Delhi government, and held them responsible for the situation in the national capital, including the Rajinder Nagar coaching centre deaths. "The Modi government is responsible for the anarchy in Delhi. This anarchy took the lives of the three <keyword id="20217536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="UPSC-aspirants" source="keywords">UPSC aspirants</keyword> in Rajinder Nagar. <keyword id="19894848" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BJP" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="BJP">BJP</keyword> took the lives of three UPSC aspirants," Bhattacharya said during the rally. "They tried to end AAP, weaken Delhi government as part of a conspiracy. The elected chief minister is in jail. Umar Khalid and many activists are in jail in false charges in Delhi riots. Bhima Koregaon fake case, father Stan Swamy was in jail and he even died while in custody. There is a huge conspiracy against leaders, activists," he said. The BJP-led Centre is "trying to suppress the voice of those who oppose them", he said. "Six months ago when Arvind ji, Hemant ji were arrested, we knew it was a conspiracy because Lok Sabha elections were there," he said. "Hemant ji came out, there was an appeal to stop his bail but it was dismissed. Kejriwal ji was released for less than a month. Now though he has been given a bail there is a conspiracy to keep him in jail," he said. "It is a conspiracy to finish a democratically elected government and a political party," Bhattacharya said, urging the people to give their reply to the BJP in upcoming assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand by defeating the BJP. "The recent mandate has proved that people won't tolerate tyranny. We will ensure justice,"he added. Communist Party of India general secretary D Raja also demanded the immediate release of the Delhi chief minister, and expressed concerns about his health. "After BJP's coming to power, democracy is no longer 'for' the people, democracy is 'far' from people, democracy is not 'of' the people, it is 'off' the people, and it is not 'by' the people, it is 'buy' the people," Raja said. "Kejriwal is one of the victims of the central agencies used by the Modi government. Can we allow this? How much longer can we tolerate this situation in the country. Kejriwal is not well and his health has deteriorated," he said. AAP Delhi convener Gopal Rai said Kejriwal's sugar levels are going down in custody. "He was granted bail by trial court and Supreme Court but a conspiracy was hatched to keep him in jail. Why does BJP want to put opposition leaders in jail? Who is responsible for the deaths of the three UPSC aspirants?" Rai said. "When LG is being asked about the incident, he is quiet. The BJP, which is demanding Kejriwal's resignation, snatched away the powers of the Delhi government. They want rights but run away when they are held accountable," he charged. has been accusing the BJP of "conspiring to kill" Kejriwal in jail and cited his medical report to show that his sugar levels have fallen 34 times between June 3 and July 7. Nationalist <keyword id="19895371" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Congress" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Congress" meta.hostid="153" meta.entityid="Congress">Congress</keyword> Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) chief Sharad Pawar and Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi are also present in the INDIA bloc rally. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Pramod Tiwari referred to Kejriwal's wife Sunita as a "symbol of resistance" as he began his address. "We have come to give complete moral support to AAP and Kejriwal on behalf of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the struggle against illegal arrest of Arvind Kejriwal. The arrest of Kejriwal in an illegal and unconstitutional manner indicate nothing but the bad intentions of the BJP," he alleged. Tiwari said it was "height" of inhumanity to keep Kejriwal in jail despite his medical reports showing dip in his blood sugar to a dangerous level. The Congress and AAP had fought the recent Lok Sabha elections in Delhi in alliance. AAP had fielded candidates on four seats and Congress on three seats. However, the alliance drew a blank. Gogoi warned the BJP and its leaders saying they cannot scare the opposition whether it is AAP, Congress or any other party. "Their illusion lies shattered with this rally. If fair Lok Sabha elections had been held in 2024, the BJP would have been in opposition and we would have been in power. The BJP-led government is not going to complete its five-year term," he stressed. Kejriwal was arrested on March 21 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam and has been granted bail by the Supreme Court. However, he is currently lodged in Tihar in a connected CBI case.

INDIA bloc leaders gather at Jantar Mantar, demand release of Delhi CM Kejriwal

The Supreme Court Monday asked the <keyword id="6373840" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="UPSC">UPSC</keyword> to apprise it by tomorrow the "logistical arrangements" made for conducting civil services preliminary exams on October 4 in view of alarming spurt of COVID-19 cases as also floods in various parts of the country. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) opposed in the top Court a plea seeking postponement of the prelims amid the pandemic and the floods. In a hearing conducted through video conferencing, a bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and <keyword id="333383" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Krishna-Murari">Krishna Murari</keyword> asked the UPSC to file an affidavit by Tuesday. The bench will take up the plea for hearing on Wednesday "You file your affidavit tomorrow. Whatever logistical arrangements are there you put them in a short affidavit," the bench ordered. The UPSC counsel said the Civil Services exams were fixed on May 31 and it was impossible to defer them again. "This is an examination for the core services of the Government of India. Several candidates have already downloaded their e-admit card for the examination," the UPSC lawyer said. The bench asked the UPSC to serve the copy of its affidavit to lawyer Alakh Alok Shrivastava, the counsel for the petitioner Vasireddy Govardhana Sai Prakash and 19 other aspirants who have filed the petition for the postponement of the examination. The top court had said earlier that it would take up on September 28 a plea seeking postponement of civil services 2020 examinations in view of alarming spurt of COVID-19 pandemic and floods. It had granted the liberty to the petitioner to serve advance copy of the petition on the Standing Counsel for the UPSC as well as on the Standing Counsel for the Central Agency representing Union of India through email/online. The petitioners have sought postponement of the Civil Services Exam for two to three months, so that the flood/ incessant rains recede and the COVID-19 curve flattens. The plea submitted that the UPSC decision to conduct the exam in accordance with the impugned Revised Calendar, violates the rights of the petitioners and those similarly situated, under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution to practice their chosen profession/ occupation of serving the public. According to the plea this 7-hour offline exam, will be taken by approximately six lakh aspirants at test centres in 72 cities. Conducting the aforesaid examination across India at such perilous time, is nothing else but putting lives of lakhs of young students (including Petitioners herein) at utmost risk and danger of disease and death. Also, the natural calamities like flood, incessant rain, landslides etc. are likely to directly affect the life and health of the Petitioners and many similarly situated students. Hence, the impugned Revised Calendar is utterly arbitrary, unreasonable, whimsical and patently violative of the Right to Health and Right to Life of the Petitioners herein and lakhs of similarly situated students, under Article 21, the petition stated. The plea said the Civil Services Exam, being a recruitment examination, is altogether different from an academic examination and in the event of its postponement, there would not be any question of delay or loss of any academic session. It said that due to non-availability of exam centres in their home towns, many aspirants are facing unimaginable hardship due to non-availability of or unsafe health conditions in, the PG accommodation/ hostels/ hotels etc., where they are forced to stay with their family members, once they are travelling to an outstation Examination Centre. It is pertinent to mention here that despite alarming spurt in COVID-19 pandemic, UPSC did not increase the number of Examination Centres, resulting into a situation where many candidates from rural areas will be forced to travel for around 300-400 Kilometres, in order to reach to their Examination Centres and there will be high probability of such aspirants, getting affected while using public transportation for such travel, the plea said. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/india/news/check-out-the-10-most-affected-countries-with-the-highest-number-of-coronavirus-cases/slidelist/76275918.cms">These are the 10 most-affected countries with the highest number of COVID-19 cases</a>

UPSC postponement plea: Impossible to defer exams, UPSC tells SC – next hearing on September 30

<ul><li>The revised schedule of the <keyword id="6373840" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="UPSC">UPSC</keyword> civil services preliminary examination will be uploaded on June 5.</li><li>Earlier, the prelims exam was scheduled to take place on May 31.</li><li>The official statement earlier said the commission would release the new date today after assessing the situation.</li></ul>The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced that the revised schedule of the UPSC civil services preliminary examination will be uploaded on June 5, after assessing the situation. Earlier, the prelims exams for Indian Administrative Service (IAS), as well as the Indian Forest Services (IFS) were scheduled to take place on May 31 but were deferred due to lockdown. The official statement earlier from the UPSC said the commission would release the new date today (May 20) after assessing the situation. “The Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2020, scheduled to be held on May 31, stands deferred. Decision on fresh dates of the exam will be made available on May 20, after assessing the situation.” The development comes after the Indian government extended the Coronavirus lockdown till May 31. Over 500,000 people apply for the civil services exam in India every year. The central recruitment agency was supposed to roll out the admit cards last week to fill out over 700 vacancies. Earlier, the recruiting body also deferred the personality tests for Civil Services Examination 2019. The interview stage, which comprises 275 marks, is the final selection stage of selecting civil servants. It was scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. The officials said that all the interviews, examinations and recruitment that require travel should be conducted after May 3. The new dates haven’t been released yet. “Due to the prevailing conditions caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19), as a precautionary measure, the Personality Tests (Interviews) of the candidates of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2019 scheduled from March 23, 2020, to April 3, 2020, are deferred till further orders. New dates for the Personality Tests (Interviews) will be informed to the candidates in due course of time. ,” the official announcement said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/indian-domestic-flights-to-resume-from-may-25-after-a-long-halt/articleshow/75847769.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">India allows domestic flights to resume from May 25 after a long halt</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/ola-fired-1400-employees-as-revenue-is-hit-by-95-in-the-last-two-months/articleshow/75843656.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">Ola fires 1400 people as revenue is hit by 95% in the last two months</a>

UPSC will upload revised schedule for Civil Services Prelims exams on June 5

<ul><li>Sources in the security establishment told that with the central government notifying the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act in December last year it is now essential to provide transgenders a "level playing field" in all avenues and services including combat policing. </li><li><keyword id="2835665" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="The-Ministry-of-Home-Affairs">The Ministry of Home Affairs</keyword> (MHA) has also sought time-bound "comments", in favour or against, from the five paramilitary or Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) so that the Union Public Service Commission can be intimated whether or not to include the transgender category in the soon-to-be published notification for this year's CAPFs Assistant Commandants (ACs) exam </li><li>A senior CAPF commander privy to the development said the forces have discussed the "challenges and opportunities" that can come with transgenders in the officer ranks.</li></ul>Transgenders can soon aspire to lead combat troops in central paramilitary forces as the government is mulling allowing them take the <keyword id="9504380" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="annual-upsc-exam">annual UPSC exam</keyword> for recruitment as officers in these forces deployed across the country for various internal security duties, officials said on Thursday. Sources in the security establishment told that with the central government notifying the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act in December last year it is now essential to provide transgenders a "level playing field" in all avenues and services including combat policing. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also sought time-bound "comments", in favour or against, from the five paramilitary or Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) so that the Union Public Service Commission can be intimated whether or not to include the transgender category in the soon-to-be published notification for this year's CAPFs Assistant Commandants (ACs) exam. The AC is the entry-level officer rank in the five CAPFS of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). A senior CAPF commander privy to the development said the forces have discussed the "challenges and opportunities" that can come with transgenders in the officer ranks. "What we have found after preliminary analysis is that this is a watershed moment for the CAPFs like few years ago when women were recruited for the first time in the constabulary and officer ranks." "The transgenders will add to the rich profile of these forces. Also, if uniformed forces will not lead by example how can we expect other sections of the society to shed old inhibitions?," he said. It was analysed that there can be issues of acceptance among the troops in the initial phases but like women gelled well as colleagues and commanders in these forces, the transgenders too can, he said. Another officer said the forces have analysed that they will not have to prepare any additional infrastructure for transgender officers as all existing living units and toilets are gender neutral. "If a person of any gender has, what we call officer-like qualities (OLQ), then they can join the CAPFs on that merit alone. Also, all aspirants need to clear specific medical, mental and physical benchmarks for being recruited as officers in combat to lead their troops," he said. A third officer said the forces have conducted analysis of some civil organisations who have recruited transgenders and the feedback has been encouraging. "The recommendations of some of the CAPFs have been received and a decision will soon be taken after analysis. Once the gates are opened for any category of candidates, securing the job is absolutely on merit that is analysed by way of a written exam, physical tests and interviews," a senior home ministry official said. Once approved, the UPSC will advertise the option of ticking the transgender box, like male and female, in the gender column of the CAPFs (ACs) exams along with the estimated strength of officers required by each force this year, he said. The Ministry of Personnel, early this year, had also asked all ministries and departments to modify relevant examination rules to include 'transgender' as a separate category of gender for central government jobs. The legislation notified last year provides that no establishment shall discriminate against transgender persons in matters relating to employment, recruitment, promotion and other related issues. NES ACB ZMN

Transgenders can soon be combat officers in India — as government considers allowing them to take UPSC exams

The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre and theÂ <keyword id="160182" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Union-Public-Service-Commission">Union Public Service Commission</keyword> on a plea seeking postponement of civil services 2020 examinations in view of alarming spurt of Covid-19 pandemic and floods. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to UPSC, Centre and posted the matter for hearing on September 28, 2020. The petitioners have sought postponement of <keyword id="9351833" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-civil-services-exam">the Civil Services Exam</keyword> for two to three months, so that the flood/incessant rains go away and Covid-19 curve flattens. The plea filed by <keyword id="9993040" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="vasireddy-govardhana-sai-prakash">Vasireddy Govardhana Sai Prakash</keyword> and others submitted that the decision of the UPSC to conduct the exam in accordance with the Revised Calendar, violates the rights of the petitioners and those similarly situated, under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution to practice their chosen profession/occupation of serving the public. The plea has been filed by 20 UPSC aspirants through advocate <keyword id="4822298" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="alakh-alok-srivastava">Alakh Alok Srivastava</keyword> against conducting of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination on October 4. According to the plea this seven hours long Offline exam, will be taken by approximately six lakh aspirants at test centres in 72 cities across the country. €œConducting the aforesaid examination across India at such perilous time, is nothing else but putting lives of lakhs of young students (including Petitioners herein) at utmost risk and danger of disease and death. Also, the natural calamities like flood, incessant rain, landslides etc. are likely to directly affect the life and health of the Petitioners and many similarly situated students. €œHence, the impugned Revised Calendar is utterly arbitrary, unreasonable, whimsical and patently violative of the €œRight to Health€? and €œRight to Life€? of the Petitioners herein and lakhs of similarly situated students, under Article 21,€? the petition stated. The plea said the Civil Services Exam, being a recruitment examination, is altogether different from an academic examination and in the event of its postponement, there would not be any question of delay or loss of any academic session. It said that due to non-availability of exam centres in their hometowns, many aspirants are facing unimaginable hardship due to non-availability of or unsafe health conditions in, the PG accommodation/ hostels/ hotels etc., where they are forced to stay with their family members, once they are travelling to an outstation Examination Centre. "It is pertinent to mention here that despite alarming spurt in Covid-19 pandemic, UPSC did not increase the number of Examination Centres, resulting into a situation where many candidates from rural areas will be forced to travel for around 300-400 Kilometres, in order to reach to their Examination Centres and there will be high probability of such aspirants, getting affected while using public transportation for such travel," the plea said. <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/upcoming-ipos-in-india-mazagon-dock-shipbuilders-uti-amc-and-likhitha-infrastructure/articleshow/78293918.cms">Three more IPOs to hit the Indian market next week — Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, UTI AMC and Likhitha Infrastructure</a>

Supreme Court sends notice to Centre and UPSC over a plea seeking delay in civil services exams 2020

<ul><li>The Union Public Service Commission (<keyword id="6373840" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="UPSC">UPSC</keyword>) has announced that all the interviews, examinations and recruitment that require travel shall be conducted after May 3. </li><li>The central recruiting agency postponed the personality test for civil services examination 2019 — which was scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. </li><li>The officers — including the chairman — will let go 30% of their basic pay for a year, starting April. </li><li>In addition, the officers and staff members will also take a one-day salary cut, which will be donated to the PM Cares Fund. </li></ul>Given the current lockdown restrictions, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) said that all the interviews, examinations and recruitment that require travel shall be conducted after May 3. Earlier, the central recruiting agency <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/after-indian-army-upsc-postpones-civil-services-interviews-due-to-coronavirus/articleshow/74730359.cms">postponed the personality test for civil services</a> examination 2019 — which was scheduled between March 23 and April 3, 2020. They have now said that the new dates for the personality test will be communicated after the lockdown lifts. “A decision on fresh dates for the remaining Civil Services-2019 Personality Tests will be taken after May, 3, 2020, following the second phase of the lockdown,” the <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1614675#">official announcement said</a>. The interview stage, which comprises 275 marks, is the final selection stage of selecting civil servants. On the other hand, the “deferment notices have already been posted for the Combined Medical Services Examination, the Indian Economic Service and the Indian Statistical Service Examination 2020. Dates for the CAPF Exam 2020 will also be notified on the UPSC website. The National Defence Academy(NDA-I) Examination has already been postponed till further intimation,” it added. Chairman, officers, staff members to forego salaries Owing to the economic downturn due to the global pandemic, the recruiting body also said that the UPSC members — including the chairman — will let go 30% of their basic pay for a year, starting April. In addition, the officers and staff members will also take a one-day salary cut, which will be donated to the PM Cares Fund. “The Commission reviewed the harm caused to the national economy by the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic. Recognizing the need to conserve financial resources at the national level, the Chairman and Members of the Union Public Service Commission have decided to voluntarily forego 30% of the basic pay received by them from the Commission for a period of one year, with effect from April, 2020,” <a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1614675#">said</a> the announcement. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/tcs-cognizant-capgemini-and-other-top-giants-who-are-not-letting-go-of-their-new-hires/articleshow/75136446.cms">TCS, Cognizant, Capgemini and other top giants who are not letting go of their new hires</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/accenture-launches-people-work-connect-to-help-fired-employees-find-jobs/articleshow/75144624.cms">Accenture launches People+ Work connect to help fired employees find jobs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/capgemini-india-cognizant-and-others-who-are-giving-salary-hikes-in-times-of-coronavirus/articleshow/75151960.cms">Capgemini India, Cognizant and others who are giving salary hikes in times of Coronavirus</a>

UPSC officers, chairman to take 30% pay cut for a year; civil services personality test dates to be announced  after May 3

<ul><li>UPSC is looking forward to filling up 861 Civil Service positions.</li><li>The last date to apply for the opportunity is February 22.</li><li>Candidates will have to appear for two rounds of written test and one personality test/interview.</li></ul>The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services has released a notification inviting applications to fill up 861 vacancies. The application process will remain open till 6 p.m. February 22. Candidates will have to appear for the preliminary test to be conducted by the UPSC on June 5. Those candidates who qualify can appear for the main examination later. Candidates clearing both the rounds will then be called for a personal interview/personality test. Indian citizens, aged between 21 and 32, who have graduated from an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) can apply. Even refugees from Nepal, Bhutan, Tibetan refugees are eligible to apply for these positions. Every candidate is allowed to give six attempts. Candidates belonging to categories other than general get more attempts. <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; table-layout: fixed; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Category </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">No. of attempts allowed </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">General </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">6 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Scheduled Castes (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">unlimited </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Other Backward Class (OBC) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9 </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">9 </td></tr></tbody></table> Who is not eligible for UPSC prelims? <ol><li>A candidate who is appointed to the Indian Administrative Service/ Indian Foreign Service/ Indian Police Service based on the results of an earlier exam and continues to be a member of that service will not be eligible to appear at the Civil Services Examination-2022. </li><li>Candidates must be physically fit according to physical standards for admission to Civil Services Examination, 2022.</li></ol>Candidates, except women, SC, ST,PwBD categories, will have to pay a nominal fee of ₹100 by remitting the money in any branch of State Bank of India (SBI) or by using visa/master/RuPay credit/debit card or by using internet banking of SBI. 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New Delhi, May 7 () An edutech startup by an IIT alumnus has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based test series for UPSC aspirants to enable them seamless preparation during the COVID-19 lockdown. The test series, available at www.excelonacademy.com provides personalised results and feedback to every single user and helps aspirants identify their blind spots and weak areas in each major subject of general studies. "Of the 12 to 15 month-long effort that a candidate undertakes to prepare for Preliminary Examination of the UPSC, the last few weeks are very crucial as one consolidates and applies their knowledge by solving multiple question papers. It is here that the AI-based test series provides immense value, by not only calculating the scores and giving question-wise explanation (which other tests also do), but also highlighting the candidate's blind spots," said T Uday Kumar, co-founder, ExcelOn Academy. Kumar, a mechanical engineering graduate from IIT Madras, has founded the startup with Muthu Kumar Raju, a US-based tech entrepreneur. Some of the features of the test series include -- strike off options when arriving at the right option, ability to mark questions for review to revisit later, a reverse timer for overall test and timer for each question, and three levels of personalised feedback analysing the performance through multiple dimensions. The civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held on May 31, has been deferred in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) announced earlier this week. GJS GJS RDMRDM

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