2.5. Performance of UPSC

UPSC is faced with dual challenges of attracting the best minds in the country and also to make civil service more representative of all sections and regions of society. UPSC has performed well in these tasks and some of major initiatives taken are:

1) To conduct civil service examination in all languages mentioned in the eight schedule

2) Periodic reform in the examination pattern to suit the needs and demands of an effective and honest public service

3) Use of IT in filling of forms, admit card dispatch, grievance redressal etc.

UPSC has maintained high standards of integrity, competitiveness and innovation in its examination process. Its success has been globally recognised and public service commissions of many countries, like Malaysia, have collaborated with UPSC to improve their civil service recruitment processes.

But there has been criticism that UPSC stands low on transparency, as it denies information to candidates regarding cut-offs and marks. However, lately there has an improvement wrt transparency too and the examination process is being conducted in a more student friendly manner.