UPSC postpones civil services prelims 2021 exam to October 10

Union Public Service Commission announced postponement of civil services preliminary examination which was scheduled on the June 27 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to the latest updates, the exam will now be held on October 10.   

A statement has been issued by the commission “Due to the prevailing conditions caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Union Public Service Commission has deferred the civil services (preliminary) examination, 2021, which was scheduled to be held on 27th June 2021. Now, this examination will be held on 10th October 2021.” The IAS 2021 prelims exam date notice was issued on March 4, which earlier was scheduled to be conducted on June 27. The last date to apply was March 24 for 712 vacancies. Last year the UPSC IAS prelims exam was scheduled for May 31. Later it was conducted on October 4 across the nation due to pandemic.

The IAS exam is one of the toughest exam conducted across the nation because of its passing percentage and syllabus. The IAS exam is conducted across the nation and centres are finalised by the district magistrate and the confirmation of exam centres is sent to the UPSC through the Chief Secretaries of the respective states. The police personnel are mobilised for the security of the IAS question papers and at the UPSC exam centres.

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