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News18
a day ago
- Politics
- News18
Of 52,910 Candidates; 33,950 Not Selected For Govt Jobs: Jitendra Singh To Rajya Sabha
Last Updated: Singh was asked for the number of students who appeared for the UPSC interview over the last five years and the details of those who were not selected during this period. Out of 52,910 candidates who attended interviews for government jobs, nearly 34,000 were not selected, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. To enhance access to job opportunities for unsuccessful candidates in recruitment exams, the government introduced the Public Disclosure Scheme in June 2016, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh mentioned in a written reply. Under this scheme, details of non-recommended candidates who have passed various stages of recruitment exams but were not finally selected are publicly shared on an online portal by the respective recruitment agencies. These details can be accessed or utilised by private or public employers to consider such candidates for recruitment in their organisations. The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has recently launched the Pratibha-Setu portal, where private companies, PSUs, or other organisations can register to access details of non-recommended candidates for potential recruitment. Singh added that 52,910 appeared for the interview and 33,950 were not selected. Meanwhile, rhe Central government had earlier informed the Rajya Sabha that there are over 1.09 lakh vacant posts in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles as of January 1, 2025. However, recruitment is already in progress for 72,689 of these posts. In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai shared details on the sanctioned and actual strength of personnel in these forces. According to the data, the sanctioned strength has increased from 10.04 lakh in 2021 to 10.67 lakh in 2025. Despite this, 1,09,868 positions remain unfilled. Rai said the process of filling vacancies is ongoing and regular, and the ministry is actively working to speed it up. Recruitment is being conducted through agencies like UPSC, SSC, and by the forces themselves. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Of 52,910 candidates, 33,950 not selected after interview for govt jobs: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, a total of 52,910 candidates appeared for the UPSC interview, out of which 33,950 were not selected. These aspirants reached the final stage but could not make the cut, informed Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh in a written reply. The Centre on Thursday reiterated its commitment to creating employment avenues for candidates who reach the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) interview stage but are not finally selected for civil services. Responding to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh highlighted initiatives, including the Public Disclosure Scheme, launched in June 2016, as a step in this direction. Under the scheme, details of candidates who reach the interview stage but are not recommended for final selection are published online — with their consent — on the UPSC website and the National Career Service (NCS) portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. This allows other recruiting organisations to access and consider these candidates for suitable roles. 'The scheme aims to increase access to employment opportunities for such candidates,' Dr Singh stated, adding that the NCS has also recently launched a specialised portal for these aspirants called the Pratibha Setu portal. The initiative, launched as part of the Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2023 result process, enables verified employers — ranging from government ministries and public sector undertakings (PSUs) to autonomous bodies and private organisations — to access the profiles of such non-recommended yet qualified candidates. The initiative is designed to facilitate alternate career pathways by connecting these aspirants with organisations seeking top-tier talent.. While Pratibha Setu may appear new, it is a rebranded and upgraded version of the Public Disclosure Scheme (PDS), which has been in operation since August 2018. The scheme was originally launched following a decision by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), under which UPSC began publicly sharing the biodata of non-recommended but willing candidates. In another response, shared in the Parliament, The Ministry has encouraged these candidates to register their profiles on the NCS portal – and on the UPSC website under the miscellaneous candidates' section –
Hindustan Times
22-07-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
Private organisations approach UPSC to access pool of candidates through 'Pratibha Setu'
New Delhi, As part of 'Pratibha Setu' initiative aimed at facilitating alternative job avenues, several private organisations have started approaching the Union Public Service Commission to access the pool of candidates who took recruitment examination but were not finally selected, an official statement said on Tuesday. Private organisations approach UPSC to access pool of candidates through 'Pratibha Setu' Pratibha Setu enables verified organisations to register and access data of non-recommended yet willing candidates from various UPSC examinations, including civil services, engineering services and combined medical services, among others, it said. "Several private organisations have started approaching the commission to access the pool of candidates who cleared the written exam and interview stages but were not finally selected," the statement said. The initiative has already onboarded 113 organisations, with more showing interest in it as a trusted source of well-assessed human resources, said the statement issued by the commission. Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh has hailed the UPSC's Pratibha Setu initiative for facilitating alternative job avenues for civil services aspirants. Describing it as a "forward-thinking approach" to talent utilisation, Singh's remarks came after a meeting with the newly appointed UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar, who briefed him on the growing attraction the platform has gained among employers in both government as well as private sectors. The minister said that this is emerging as a meaningful gateway for civil services aspirants who are among the very few who narrowly miss out in the last stage because they were not able to make it in the final interview even after having successfully cleared the civil services exam final and also having appeared in the interview. According to the UPSC chairman, the initiative, originally developed from the Public Disclosure Scheme introduced in 2018, has been received positively across the board. Singh said that aspirants too are welcoming the move, as it offers them a viable alternative to channel their skill and knowledge into meaningful career paths outside the civil services framework. What sets Pratbiha Setu apart is that it transforms a passive disclosure model into an interactive recruitment bridge. While earlier the UPSC published candidate data on its website, the revamped platform allows recruiters to log in and reach out to shortlisted candidates directly. The programme excludes exams such as National Defence Academy, Naval Academy and select departmental competitions, but covers a wide spectrum of competitive examinations with rigorous assessment processes, the statement said. As UPSC heads towards its centenary in 2026, initiatives like Pratibha Setu underline the commission's evolving role in public recruitment and human resource development, it said. By extending the value of its examination process beyond the confines of the merit list, UPSC is helping connect untapped talent with institutions that value it — enhancing the overall ecosystem of governance and employment, the statement said. Singh acknowledged that the success of such platforms not only benefits individual candidates but also addresses a broader need for efficient and transparent recruitment practices. With the continued interest from stakeholders, Pratibha Setu is poised to expand its impact in the coming years, it added. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
Indian Express
19-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
UPSC's initiative to provide employment pathways for unsuccessful candidates is welcome
Every year, lakhs of people prepare for and sit the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination. In 2024, for instance, 9.9 lakh had applied for the examination conducted on June 16. Of these, 5.8 lakh appeared for the examination. However, of all those who appeared, only 14,627 candidates qualified for the written (main) examination, of which just 1,009 were recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) for appointment to the services. The lakhs who don't make the list each year either opt for another attempt — in the general category, candidates have six attempts — or start their professional life, often belatedly. There are several challenges posed by a late entry into the job market. Some of the candidates have competition from younger counterparts and the lack of work experience makes their predicament even more difficult. The spin-offs on lifetime earnings are not difficult to gauge, especially because many end up employed in occupations that are either not in line with their qualifications or possibly at junior levels. An initiative by the UPSC is now providing pathways to the unsuccessful candidates for securing gainful employment. Under the Public Disclosure Scheme, called PRATIBHA Setu now, the Commission has started publicly disclosing information on the non-recommended, willing candidates of the exams it conducts. The UPSC conducts several exams every year — some of the examinations, other than the Civil Services Examination, included under this scheme are the Indian Forest Service Examination, the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, and the Combined Medical Services Examination. The non-recommended candidates are those 'who qualify the written examinations but are not recommended after the interview'. The portal provides information on these candidates. According to a report in this newspaper, it also provides subject- and discipline-wise search facilities to organisations, enabling them to pick out candidates who meet their requirements. By doing so, this facility is helping match candidates available in the labour market with prospective employers. Initially, this scheme — it was launched in 2018 — had little success in placing candidates in government organisations and public sector entities, as per a report in this paper. Extending it now to the private sector helps cast a wider net, increasing the odds of the candidates being absorbed. Prospective employers now include PSUs, autonomous government organisations and private entities. This is indeed a welcome step. However, the problems in the labour markets in India require deeper and far-reaching policy changes.
Indian Express
17-07-2025
- Business
- Indian Express
UPSC opens window for those who don't make final civil services cut, posts details for private jobs
For 32-year-old Arun K, coming really close to qualifying in the Civil Services Examination, the most rigorous professional test in the country, was of little consolation. Having exhausted all his chances and a better part of his youth in trying to qualify, he was left with the same predicament faced by a majority of those who appear for this exam: belatedly starting professional life from scratch. Despite being overqualified, he took up the only job that he managed to land after a desperate search — as an entry-level administrative assistant in a public school on the outskirts of Delhi. Until he got a phone call from a Delhi-based corporate, which was fully updated about how he had fared in the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination and evaluated him for his very pretty solid record in the penultimate stages of that exam, while taking into consideration his Masters degree, to eventually employ him at a mid-seniority grade and a salary that was multiples of what he was getting at the local school. The job position at the new employer was more in sync with his academic qualifications, and duly acknowledged his performance in what is regarded as the toughest qualifying examination in India. And for this, he has to thank an initiative of the UPSC called the Public Disclosure Scheme (PDS), through which the Commission has started sharing details of the non-recommended, willing candidates of the Commission's examinations with the private sector since early this year. Non-recommended candidates are essentially those who qualify in the written examinations but are not recommended post interview. The logic for this is simple. The UPSC conducts 10 regular examinations every year and recommends some 6,400 successful candidates for appointments in various services; but approximately 26,000 candidates, who have already demonstrated their proficiency by clearing the rigorous written examinations, are declared not successful at the end of the process. Arun was one among the 26,000, who did not qualify the interview, but ended up in the above 97 percentile in his examination category, and over-qualified for an entry-level job, but also overaged as compared to peers, and lacking in any work experience. While this Scheme was launched in 2018 with a view to provide employment opportunities to these talented young people in government organisations and Public Sector Undertakings, there has been only marginal success in placing these candidates in a handful of PSU and government. This includes organisations such as the Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, the Delhi Jal Board and the Unique Identification Authority of India, but the numbers were really small. The only way to expand this was to cast the net wider. In order to widen the scope of PDS, which has been subsequently been rebadged as Pratibha Setu, the Commission has launched a dedicated portal, where registered private companies can, alongside government-owned entities, also get access to the information of candidates using an identification number (a Ministry of Corporate Affairs-verified API that allows businesses to access and verify company information directly from the MCA database in India). They can then peruse the list of non-recommended candidates who have expressed their willingness to share their information, wherein their percentile (not absolute or percentage marks) is being made available. Short biodatas of the candidates with their educational qualifications, contact numbers etc. have also been made available for those logging in, including players from the private sector. The portal also provides subject and discipline-wise search facilities to registered organisations in order to identify suitable candidates in line with their requirements. The list of candidates is now being shared for the Civil Services Examination; as well as a number of other UPSC examinations include the Engineering Services Examination; the Indian Forest Service Examination; the Central Armed Police Forces (ACs) Examination; the Combined Geo-Scientist Examination; the CISF Assistant Commandants (Executive) LDCE' the Combined Medical Services Examination; the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination; the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination; and the Combined Defence Service Examination. The list, with all the relevant details, is put up on the portal, which industry can access by simply logging in after registering. What is interesting is that the UPSC is also duly tracking the selection process of the candidates once they are shortlisted by the organisations, until the issue of appointment letters. This involves calls being made from the Commission on a regular basis to the companies that register for this scheme and generate logins. The status of selections from the master list is being updated at the backend on a near real-time basis, an official said. The facility for uploading a copy of the appointment letter has also been provided on the portal, which is being tabulated for calibrating the success rates. 'The portal shares the information of the non-recommended candidates of examinations conducted by the UPSC only for the restricted purpose of evaluation of suitability of the candidates for employment purpose and those assessing it are not expected to use the details for any other purpose or disclosure whatsoever,' the official said. The Secretary, UPSC is learnt to have written to multiple government departments to disseminate the information about the portal to private companies working with each of these departments. A detailed query to the UPSC seeking the progress on the uptake of candidates did not elicit a response. An official said it was still 'early days' for the scheme, but the response has been far better now that the private sector has been involved in the scheme. Anil Sasi is National Business Editor with the Indian Express and writes on business and finance issues. He has worked with The Hindu Business Line and Business Standard and is an alumnus of Delhi University. ... Read More
