UPSC name confusion: Commission burst two fraud claims, clarifies the genuine candidates

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• May 27, 2023 | Dhupali Das

The UPSC was successful in identifying the document forgery and fake rank scam carried out by two of these students...

Digital Desk: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has revealed the results of the UPSC 2022 Civil Services exam, with several success stories from across the country taking the front stage. In the midst of this, the UPSC name confusion controversy grabbed the news.

Following the announcement of the UPSC 2022 results, four students came forward to claim that they had received the same rank. First, two students named Aysha claimed to have ranked 184th in the UPSC exam. Following this, two people named Tushars secured the 44th spot in the prestigious exam.

However, the UPSC was successful in identifying the document forgery and fake rank scam carried out by two of these students, who had failed the UPSC Prelims 2022 stage of the exam but claimed to be IAS officers.

After unearthing the scam, the UPSC released an official statement on the two Aysha's cases, alleging that Aysha Makrani, daughter of Salimmuddin Makrani, had faked her documents to claim a last position in the Civil Services.

The UPSC said in a statement, "As per the requirements of the Examination Rules, she was required to score at least 66 marks in Paper II. She not only failed to qualify in Paper-II, but she also received significantly fewer marks than the Paper-I cut-off marks of 88.22 for the unreserved category for the preliminary examination of 2022."

This means that Aysha Makrani failed to pass even the preliminary level of the exam, but was now claiming a seat among the top rankers by forging the documents.

Tushar vs Tushar case from Bihar

In a similar case, Tushar from Rewari, Haryana, claimed to have received the 44th rank in the UPSC exam 2022 but had even failed to clear the prelims of the exam. Tushar from Haryana faked his documents, however, the UPSC certified that it was Tushar from Bihar who was listed in the rank list at position 44.

The Commission pointed out that the media had made both of these incidents publicly known and had publicized the facts in both cases "irresponsibly" and without sufficient "verification."