Civil Services foundation course on hold as candidates wait for word from Centre

The 958 candidates recommended by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in the 2025 Civil Services Examination (CSE) are now in limbo over their service allocation and the starting date of their foundation course. While the course was expected to begin in August, several candidates told The Hindu they have received no communication regarding the way forward.

The delay follows the Centre’s application to the Supreme Court asking permission for the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) to allocate services without implementing the court’s March 11 Rohith Nathan judgment. That ruling found the DoPT was incorrectly excluding certain Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates from reservations by concluding they belonged to the creamy layer based only on their parents’ salary income. The court directed corrective measures within six months. The CSE 2025 results were declared on March 6, days before the Rohith Nathan judgment.