2.4. Limitation and Weakness

UPSC is only a central recruiting agency and it is not concerned with the classification of services, pay and service conditions, cadre management, training, reservation etc. The President can also exclude certain posts, services and matters from the purview of UPSC. Even in respect of All India Services and Central Services, the President can lay down regulations to list matters in which it shall not be necessary for UPSC to be consulted. However, such regulations shall be laid before each House of Parliament for at least 14 days and the Parliament can amend or repeal them.

The role of UPSC is not only limited, but also recommendations made by it are only of advisory nature and hence not binding on the government. It is upon the Union government to accept or reject that advice. The only safeguard is the answerability of government to the Parliament for departing from recommendations of the Commission.