HIV+ UPSC Aspirant

[Indianthinker4723]

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Indianthinker4723
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April 5, 2025 at 1:35 pm

I am hiv positive and undergoing preparation for the civil service examination conducted by UPSC. I wanted to know whether the hiv-positive status makes me ineligible for the civil services and renders me unfit during the medical fitness test?

I filed an RTI with the Department of Personnel Training (DoPT) for greater clarity on the issue. The PIO (Public Information Officer) didn’t answer the question explicitly. He just directed me to the Appendix-III of the latest civil service rules, which proved to be of not much help.

The rules just mention that there is a requirement for self-declaration whether one suffers from HIV or not. It does not say anything about the eligibility.

How can I get to know the official position of the government on this issue?

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[Krishnalion405]

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Krishnalion405
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April 5, 2025 at 2:27 pm

You are still eligible all you need is to declare before hand that you’re hiv+ although where when and how to declare that I do not know sorry NAL

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[Indianthinker4723]

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April 5, 2025 at 3:24 pm

Thanks for the reply. Can i know on the source on which you relied for your answer? Are you in the legal profession?

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[Krishnalion405]

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Krishnalion405
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April 5, 2025 at 3:34 pm

I have a friend who’s preparing for the same exam and her father is a lawyer, hence I asked her and she said relayed the above info

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[Indianthinker4723]

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Indianthinker4723
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April 5, 2025 at 3:37 pm

Oh cool. That was quite helpful.

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[Urbanwolf8802]

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April 5, 2025 at 3:09 pm

Ask in r/upsc

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