New Delhi | Agencies: Amid prevailing situation due to coronavirus lockdown, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Wednesday announced that a decision on fresh dates for the remaining civil services-2019 personality tests will be taken after May 3.
In a statement, it said, "The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided all interviews, examinations and recruitment boards, where candidates and advisers are required to travel from all parts of the country, will be reviewed from time to time. A decision on fresh dates for the remaining Civil Services-2019 personality tests/ interviews will be made after May 3, once the COVID-19 lockdown comes to an end."
The dates for the Civil Services-2020 (Prelim), Engineering Services (Main) and the Geologist Services (Main) Examinations had already been announced. Any rescheduling in these examinations, if necessitated by the evolving situation, will be notified on the website of the UPSC. Meanwhile, deferment notices have already been posted for the Combined Medical Services Examination, the Indian Statistical Service Examination and the Indian Economic Service 2020.
The commission said dates for the CAPF Exam 2020 will also be notified on the UPSC website soon. The National Defence Academy (NDA-I) examination has already been postponed till further intimation. A decision on the NDA –II Examination will be posted on June 10, the scheduled date for its notification. Any other key decision of the Commission in respect of all the examinations, interviews and recruitment boards will be made available on the official website of UPSC.
Meanwhile, the chairman and members of UPSC have voluntarily decided to give 30 per cent of their basic pay with effect from April 1 for one year to the PM’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situation Fund (PM CARES Fund). Besides this, all staff members and officers volunteered one day salary.
(with ANI inputs)
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