The Apex Court in September 2020 had directed the Central Government and the Union Public Services Commission to consider granting an extra chance to candidates who otherwise had their last attempt in 2020 and also to consider extending the upper age limit.
Seven former civil servants have filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court, in the case of ‘Firoz Iqbal Khan’ seeking injunction against the telecast of a show over Sudarshan TV which is allegedly communalising the selection of Muslims in UPSC exams.