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Union Public Service Commission on Thursday announced that it has decided to put off the Civil Service preliminary examination scheduled for June 27 amid the surge in Covid-19 cases. The exam thus postponed will now be held on October 10. Candidates who have submitted application forms are advised to visit the official website of UPSC upsc.gov.in to get updates.
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NEW DELHI: Union Public Service Commission on Thursday announced that it has decided to put off the Civil Service preliminary examination scheduled for June 27 amid the surge in Covid-19 cases. The exam thus postponed will now be held on October 10.
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UPSC Prelims 2021: UPSC postpones Civil Services Examination to October 10
UPSC Civil Services Examination 2021: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday postponed the civil services preliminary examination, scheduled to be held in June, to October 10 in view of the alarming COVID situation. The UPSC Prelims 2021 was scheduled for June 27, 2021.Â
The commission conducts civil services examination annually in three stages preliminary, main and interview to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others. 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.Â
UPSC civil services exam 2021 registration closes on March 24.
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The registration for UPSC Civil Services exam 2021 will close on March 24. The application forms are available at upsc.gov.in. The exam will be held on June 27. This is the preliminary exam and candidates who qualify in this will appear for the main exam. These candidates have to fill another application form, known as the detailed application form, for the main exam.
UPSC conducts the Civil Services exam in three phases-preliminary exam, main written exam, interview-for selection to Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service and other civil services.
Candidates have to
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