PM Modi calls for youth drawn to public service, not public office, at UPSC centenary

What happened

Speaking at the UPSC's centenary celebrations in New Delhi, PM Modi said recruitment exams should assess why a candidate wants to join civil services, not only what they know. The event marked 100 years since the UPSC was established in 1926.

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