UPSC to conduct the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021 as per schedule

The Union Public Service Commission will conduct the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021 as per schedule. According to the schedule, these examinations are to be held on 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th January, 2022.

The UPSC has said that it has taken this decision after carefully reviewing the situation that has emerged due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Keeping in view the restrictions/curbs being imposed by the Governments to contain the disease, the Commission has requested the State Governments for ensuring that no inconvenience is caused to the candidates/ examination functionaries in their movement, especially who are coming from containment / micro-containment zone(s) and if necessary, the candidates’ e-Admit Cards and ID Cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes,” it said in a statement released on January 5.

It added, “The State Governments have further been requested that public transport be made operational to the optimum level, at least on a day before the Examination till the date of conduct of the Examination i.e. from 06.01.2022 to 09.01.2022 and 14.01.2022 to 16.01.2022 for ensuring smooth movement of the candidates/examination functionaries.”

The UPSC has announced that all the competent district authorities and the venue supervisors have been provided with the Guidelines of the Commission for the conduct of the Examinations in these times of pandemic.

“These Guidelines mainly contain personal hygiene of the candidates/examination functionaries, maintenance of social distancing and wearing of masks by the candidates/ examinations functionaries all the time, provision of sanitisers at convenient places in the Venue and to the examination functionaries, candidates to carry their own sanitisers in transparent bottles, sanitization of each Venue on regular basis, two surplus examination rooms for accommodating the candidates who would be coughing, sneezing, having breathlessness, feeling feverish so that they can take the Examination under appropriate safety protocols etc,” it informed.