(News) 'UPSC result follows quota policy'
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: 'UPSC result follows quota policy'
The
Centre has told the Supreme Court that its selection process for coveted central
services like IAS and IPS are in the furtherance of the reservation policy. At
the time of service allocation, the vacancies are strictly filled from the
candidates of the category for which they are earmarked.
This is the reason, why the recommendation for allocation to such services by
the Union Public Service Commission is devised to be made in two phases, said
the government.
On Centre’s plea, the apex court on Monday had stayed Madras High Court order
which had held amended Rule 16(2) of Civil Services Examination Rules as
unconstitutional. In its March 20 order, the high court had said, “When a post
is reserved, the question of allotting a service in the reserved category to a
person who has been included in the unreserved merit list does not arise.
It amounts to reducing the number of posts reserved for SC/ST/OBC and adding the
same number of posts to the unreserved category, Thus making the mockery of
entire rule of reservationâ€.
In its Special Leave Petition, the Centre, however, said that the UPSC
recommends the candidates against the vacancies in two phases.
In the first phase, the commission recommends general candidates in number equal
to the total number of general vacancies reduced by the number of reserved
category (SC, ST, OBC) candidates selected on general standards, OBC candidates
in number equal to the total number of OBC vacancies reduced by the number of
OBC candidates selected on general standards, SC candidates in number equal to
the total number of SC vacancies selected on general standards and ST candidates
in number equal to the total number of ST vacancies reduced by the number of ST
candidates elected on general standards.
In the first phase, UPSC also recommends all the reserved candidates who
qualified on general standards i.e. those figuring above the last general
candidate in the merit list but not having availed any relaxation/ concession in
terms of age limit, number of attempts or qualifying standards at preliminary
examination.
If a candidate has taken any of the concession/relaxation in the eligibility or
selection criterion at any stage of examination,then he is not treated by the
UPSC as having qualified at general standards, notwithstanding his rank in the
final result.
While recommending the candidates in the first phase, UPSC also maintains a
consolidated reserved list that consists of as many candidates selected on
general standards from that category. Further, it also includes as many general
candidates as there are total reserved category candidates selected on merit.
Thus the total number of the candidates in the consolidated reserve list is
equal to the total number of reserve category candidates selected on merit.
This arrangement will deal with two extreme possible scenarios. First, where all
the reserved category candidates get adjusted against the general vacancies
requiring additional reserved category candidates to fill up unfilled reserved
vacancies. Second, where all the reserved category candidates get adjusted
against the reserved vacancies requiring additional candidates to fill up
remaining general vacancies.
Thus the recommendation in the second phase from the consolidated reserve list
ensures that the number of recommended candidates of various categories
ultimately match with the number of vacancies in particular categories, said
centre.
“Rule 16(2) of the CSE Rules has been amended to ensure and subserve and
further advance the very principle of reservation as under the said rule the
reserved category candidates get a service of higher choice in order of
preference,†said the government.
Courtesy : economictimes.indiatimes.com