UPSC requires 5,000 invigilators for civil services exam

Citing <g data-gr-id="17">increase</g> in the number of IAS and IPS aspirants, the UPSC has sought from the Centre services of about 5,000 invigilators for this year's civil services examination.

The civil services preliminary examination 2015 is scheduled to be held on August 23. There has been a steep rise recorded in the number of candidates for civil services preliminary examination during the past few years. In 2014, the number of candidates who applied for civil services preliminary examination exceeded 9.45 lakh, it said.

It is estimated that this year, the number of applicants for the preliminary examination would increase to approximately 13 lakh.

This examination will be held in 71 centres at about 3000 venues across the country, UPSC Secretary <g data-gr-id="20">Ashim</g> Khurana said in a letter to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). Out of the 13 lakh candidates, about 1.20 lakh candidates are anticipated to opt for Delhi as their centre of examination, and they have to be accommodated in about 260 venues. The examination would be supervised by the principals of the institutions, Khurana said. "However, 50 <g data-gr-id="21">per cent</g> of the examination functionaries i.e. assistant supervisors and invigilators would have to be provided by the Commission," he said.