New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission on Monday (May 4, 2020) in a special meeting to review the situation after the second phase of the nation-wide lockdown due to COVID-19 decided to defer the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination slated for May 31, 2020.
UPSC in its official press release said, "Taking notice of the extension of restrictions, the Commission decided that it will not be possible to resume examinations and interviews for the present. The Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2020, scheduled to be held on May 31, 2020, therefore stands deferred."
Since this examination also serves as the screening test for the Indian Forest Service Examination, the schedule for the Indian Forest Service Examination is also deferred. The situation will be reviewed again on May 20, 2020, and fresh dates for these examinations shall be notified on the UPSC website in due course.
As and when dates are decided for the deferred tests/examinations, it will be ensured that candidates are given a notice of at least 30 days.
The Commission has already deferred various tests and examinations like the Personality test for remaining candidates for the Civil Services Examination, 2019, the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020, the Combined Medical Services Examination, 2020, the Central Armed Police Forces Examination, 2020 and the NDA & Naval Academy Examination, 2020.
