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A man from Rajasthan filed a complaint against his wife, alleging that she married him with the ulterior motive of securing a 'divorce quota' for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. The husband, a photographer by profession, claims that his wife demanded a divorce immediately after their marriage to benefit from this supposed quota.

The couple first met in 2013 in Pratapgarh, where the man was working. Their relationship progressed and in 2016, when the woman moved to Jaipur for her studies, the man supported her financially. They entered into a live-in relationship in Vaishali Nagar and got engaged in 2021. The woman secured a government job in 2022 and expressed her desire to prepare for the UPSC exam. She initially hesitated to marry but agreed on the condition that the man would assist her in her UPSC preparations. They married in February 2023 in Pratapgarh.

The day after the wedding, the wife requested a divorce, stating they would separate amicably after a year. The husband alleges that she ceased communication with him shortly after the marriage and threatened legal action if he did not consent to the divorce. He has since reported the matter to the Kardhani police station.

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The wife’s family narrated a different story, accusing the husband of physical and verbal abuse before the marriage. They claim the woman decided against marrying due to his behaviour, but he pressured her into it. They also assert that they have funded her education and living expenses and deny any intention to exploit a ‘divorce quota’ in the UPSC, which in the first place does not even exist.

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Divorce Quota In UPSC Examination

Notably, there is no specific quota for divorced women in the UPSC, which only provides reservations for SC, ST, OBC, EWS and persons with disabilities, along with an age relaxation of up to five years. However, in other central government jobs, widows and divorced women do receive a five-year age relaxation for Group C and D positions and for Group A and B posts provided they are not filled through direct recruitment exams.

Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) does offer a reservation for divorced women. Within the 30 per cent quota reserved for women, 8 per cent is allocated to widows and 2 per cent to divorced women.