The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission has temporarily postponed the PCS 2025 Main Examination. The Commission took this decision following an order passed by the High Court of Nainital on December 4.
The advertisement issued by the Commission on May 7, 2025, and the subsequent main examination scheduled from December 6 to 9, 2025, have been put on hold until further orders.
The Commission stated that information regarding the new exam dates will be released separately on the Commission’s website. The order was issued by Secretary Ashok Kumar Pandey. The case was heard before a division bench of Justice Ravindra Maithani and Justice Alok Mehra. The court directed the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission to release the revised results of the preliminary examination by removing an incorrect question in the General Studies subject. Furthermore, a new merit list should be issued in accordance with the 2022 regulations.
Around 1,200 candidates were declared successful for the main examination.
According to the case, Kuldeep Kumar and other candidates had filed a petition in the High Court challenging the preliminary examination questions. This examination was conducted for over 120 posts, including Deputy Collector, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Finance Officer-Treasurer, Assistant Commissioner of State Taxes, State Tax Officer, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, Executive Officer, Additional Chief Officer of the District Panchayat, and District Social Welfare Officer. The results were released on October 8th. Approximately 1,200 candidates were declared successful for the main examination.
The petition alleged that a General Studies question in the preliminary examination was incorrectly worded, impacting the results. The Public Service Commission admitted in court that the General Studies question was incorrect and should have been removed. Following the hearing, the High Court temporarily stayed the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission’s proposed main examination. The next steps will be decided after the revised preliminary results and a new merit list are released.
Court’s Direction on Controversial Questions
The petitioner also pointed out that three other questions and their options were incorrect. In response, the court issued a clear direction that Question No. 70 be removed entirely. The remaining three disputed questions should be examined by an expert committee. The court also stated that it would not be appropriate to hold the main examination until an impartial examination of these questions is completed and the merit list is properly re-determined.
