The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will now allow Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates to choose their preferred examination center. Dr. Ajay Kumar, Chairman, UPSC, states that certain centers like Delhi, Cuttack, Patna, and Lucknow reach capacity early, disadvantaging PwBD candidates. To ensure accessibility, UPSC will first utilize the existing capacity of each center for both PwBD and non-PwBD candidates. Once the center reaches capacity, it will no longer be available for non-PwBD candidates, but PwBD candidates can still choose it. UPSC will then increase capacity to ensure no PwBD candidate is denied their preferred center. This initiative was released on December 12, 2025, at 11:22 AM by PIB Delhi. The release ID is 2202733, and the visitor panel number is 1283. This release is available in Gujarati, Urdu, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam.
Key Entities Referenced
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD): Individuals defined as having benchmark disabilities, the target beneficiaries of the 'Centre of Choice' facility.
Centre of Choice: A facility introduced by UPSC allowing Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) candidates to select their preferred examination center.
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC): The organization responsible for conducting civil service examinations in India, and the initiator of the 'Centre of Choice' facility.
UPSC
UPSC Introduces ‘Centre of Choice’ Facility for
all Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)
Candidates
A major step towards ensuring accessible examinations for
PwBD candidates
प्रव तथ: 12 DEC 2025 11:22AM by PIB Delhi
In a significant move to enhance accessibility and ease of examination for Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities (PwBD), the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to allot the ‘Centre of
Choice’ to all PwBD candidates for its examinations. Recognising the logistical challenges and special
requirements often faced by these candidates, the Commission decided to ensure that every PwBD
applicant is allotted the examination centre they indicate as their preferred choice in the application form.
Speaking about the initiative, Dr. Ajay Kumar, Chairman, UPSC, said “After analysing examination
centre data of the last five years, we observed that certain centres such as Delhi, Cuttack, Patna, Lucknow
and others reach their capacity ceiling very early due to the high volume of applicants. This creates
challenges for PwBD candidates, who are then compelled to opt for centres that may not be convenient for
them. I am pleased that, with this decision, every PwBD candidate will now be assured of their preferred
centre, ensuring maximum convenience and ease while appearing for UPSC examinations.”
To operationalise this initiative, the Commission has adopted the following strategy:
The existing capacity of each centre will first be utilised by both PwBD and non-PwBD candidates.
Once the centre reaches its full capacity, it will no longer remain available for selection by non-
PwBD candidates; however, PwBD candidates will continue to have the option to select that centre.
The UPSC will then make additional capacity arrangements so that no PwBD candidate is denied
the centre of their choice.
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(रलीज़ आईडी: 2202733) आगंतुक पटल : 1283
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