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The Centre said that the relaxation shall not create any vested right whatsoever or any other purported right on the ground of parity or otherwise.
The bench asked the Centre to circulate the note and asked the petitioners to file their responses to it.
In good news for Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) civil service aspirants, the Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to give an extra chance as a one-time relaxation to the aspirants, who had appeared in their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are otherwise not age-barred. Relaxation, only to the extent of providing one extra attempt for Civil Service Examination (CSE), specifically limited to CSE-2021, may be granted to only those candidates who appeared for CSE-2020 as their last permissible attempt and are otherwise not age-barred from appearing in CSE-2021, the Centre told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar.
UPSC Aspirants Who Appeared For 2020 Exam Amid Covid To Get One Extra Chance
In a note filed in the apex court, the Centre said that no relaxation shall be granted for CSE-2021 to those candidates who have not exhausted their permissible number of attempts. PTI Outlook Web Bureau 2021-02-05T16:28:41+05:30 UPSC Aspirants Who Appeared For 2020 Exam Amid Covid To Get One Extra Chance outlookindia.com 2021-02-05T16:37:01+05:30
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Agreeing to give an extra chance as a one-time relaxation to UPSC civil service aspirants the Centre told the Supreme Court that the relaxation is for aspirants who had appeared in their last attempt in the 2020 exam amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are otherwise not age-barred.
Relaxation will be given to the extent of providing one extra attempt for Civil Service Examination (CSE), specifically limited to CSE-2021, to those candidates who had their last chance to appear in the year 2020, Centre said.
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The Centre on Friday informed the Supreme Court that it has agreed to grant an extra chance to the civil services aspirants who could not appear or prepare well for their last attempt in the UPSC exam in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Relaxation, only to the extent of providing one extra attempt for Civil Service Examination (CSE), specifically limited to CSE-2021, may be granted to only those candidates who appeared for CSE-2020 as their last permissible attempt and are otherwise not age-barred from appearing in CSE-2021, the Centre told a bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar. In a note filed in the apex court, the Centre said that no relaxation shall be granted for CSE-2021 to those candidates who have not exhausted their permissible number of attempts or to those who are otherwise age-barred from appearing in CSE-2021 as per the prescribed age limits of different categories, or to any other candidate for any other reason whatsoever.