Lateral Entry

Govt won’t abandon lateral recruitment, need more such openings: Sharda University honcho

NEW DELHI: Three days after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) invited applications for lateral entry posts in the Indian bureaucracy, the government announced on Tuesday that the recruitment process was being cancelled. In an exclusive conversation with The New Indian, Ajit Kumar, Director (public relations) of Sharda University, shared his thoughts on this development. […]

Ashwini Vaishnaw’s contradictory stance on Lateral Entry sparks debate

Hours after the Central Government directed the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to cancel the recent advertisement for lateral entry posts, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, took to X (formerly Twitter) to support the move as a step towards social justice.