New Delhi: On Thursday (September 24), the Supreme Court issued a notice to the Center and the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) regarding a guilty plea filed by the UPSC applicants, seeking the postponement of the next services examination. civilians. The guilty plea was filed against the conduct of the public administration (preliminary) examination on October 4.
The high court sought a response from the Center and the UPSC on the postponement of the 2020 civil services exams in light of the growing COVID-19 pandemic and flooding cases. The petitioners requested the postponement of the examinations for two to three months so that the incessant floods / rains disappear and the COVID-19 curve flattens out.
A court of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to the UPSC, Center and published the matter for hearing on September 28, 2020.
The reason alleged that the decision of the UPSC to conduct the examination in accordance with the revised Calendar violates the rights of the petitioners and those in a similar situation, under article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution to exercise the chosen profession / occupation. to serve the public.
The statement further said that this seven-hour offline exam will be taken by approximately six lakhs of applicants at testing centers in 72 cities across the country.
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By conducting the aforementioned exam across India at such a dangerous time, the UPSC will put the lives of billions of young students at the greatest risk and danger of illness and death, he said, adding that natural calamities such as floods, rains incessant, landslides, etc. It is likely to directly affect the life and health of the aspirants.
In particular, the Indian Civil Service Exam (UPSC IAS / UPSC Civils exam) is done in three stages:
1. Civil Services Exam (Preliminary) – Target Type
2. Civil Services Exam (Major) – Descriptive Type
3. Personality test / interview
The civil service examination process from notification of preliminary examination to declaration of final results takes approximately one year. The candidates that are selected are recruited and trained for various services by the central government and then assigned to different state cadres, according to their preference and classification.
Notification for the 2020 UPSC Civil Services Exam was posted on February 12, 2020. Applicants can view more details on the official UPSC website.
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