New Delhi: The Civil Services exam scheduled on Oct. 4 cannot be postponed over the Coronavirus crisis, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) told the Supreme Court today. The Top Court was hearing a request seeking postponement of Civil Services exam. The Court today asked UPSC — the Central recruiting agency for appointments to and exams for various Civil Services of the Govt. — to file its affidavit by tomorrow and will hear the case again on Oct. 23.
The exam, which was earlier scheduled on May 31, was rescheduled to Oct. 4 due to the pandemic. Twenty Civil Services aspirants had approached the Supreme Court, seeking for the crucial exam to be deferred by two to three months due to the flood situation in several parts of the country as well as COVID-19.
