The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday cancelled the provisional candidature of controversial trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar and barred her permanently from appearing in all future exams conducted by the commission, officials said.

Puja Khedkar is accused of misusing the disability and Other Backward Class (non-creamy layer) quotas to secure her candidature in the civil services exam.

The announcement by UPSC comes after a detailed review of Puja Khedkar's eligibility and the circumstances surrounding her application.

"UPSC has examined the available records carefully and found her guilty of acting in contravention of the provisions of the CSE-2022 Rules. Her provisional candidature for the CSE-2022 has been cancelled and she has also been debarred permanently from all the future Examinations/Selections of the UPSC," an official statement by UPSC read.

Source: India Today