Amid the tsunami of Covid-19 cases in the country, The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday postponed the civil services preliminary examination. The exam was scheduled to be held in June, however, the commission has announced that UPSC CSE prelims will be held on October 10.

'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,' a statement issued by the commission said

Every year, The Union Public Service Commission conducts civil services examination in three stages viz. preliminary, main and interview, to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

Also, The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has also postponed the NTSE Stage-II Exam 2020-21 amid the growing coronavirus concern. The National Talent Search Exam or NTSE stage 2 exam 2021  which was scheduled to be held on June 13, will be re-scheduled on 13th June, 2021.

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