Summary
UPSC asks state governments to ensure smooth movement of the candidates/examination functionaries amid the COVID-19 scenario, releases precautionary guidelines
The exam will be held on January 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2022
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced that it will conduct the Civil Services Examination (Main) 2021 according to schedule. The exam will be conducted on January 7, 8, 9, 15 and 16.
The explanation was released to clear up any confusion about the postponing of the Civil Services Mains in the wake of an increase in COVID-19 cases across the country.
“After carefully reviewing the situation prevailing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission has decided to conduct the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021 as per schedule i.e. on 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th January, 2022,” the commission said in its notice issued on January 5.
The commission has asked the state governments to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the candidates/ examination functionaries in their movement, especially those who are coming from containment / micro-containment zone(s). If necessary, the candidates’ e-Admit Cards and ID Cards of the examination functionaries are to be used as movement passes.
“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,” UPSC added.
The commission has released guidelines to all the competent district authorities and the venue supervisors in order to maintain personal hygiene and social distancing at the exam centres.
The UPSE guidelines for the Civil Services (Mains) Examinations include:
– Maintaining 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 sanitizers at convenient places in the venue.
– Urging examination functionaries and candidates to carry their own sanitizers in transparent bottles.
– Sanitization of each venue on a 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.
The Civil Services Main exam will be conducted for candidates who qualified the CSE preliminary exam, the result of which was declared in October 2021.
The civil services examination is conducted every year in three stages – preliminary, main and interview – to select the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, among others.
Last updated on 06 Jan 2022
