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Anangsha Patra
Deputy Manager – Editorial
New Delhi, Updated on Sep 7, 2020 17:50 IST

IBPS RRB 2020 prelims exam scheduled to be conducted on September 12 and 13 has been postponed due to some unavoidable circumstances. The revised exam dates will be announced soon.

IBPS RRB exam date

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has once again postponed IBPS RRB 2020 prelims exam. The prelims exam of IBPS RRB which was scheduled to be conducted on September 12 and 13 has been postponed. However, there is no update regarding the exams scheduled to be conducted on  September 19, 20 and 26. IBPS RRB admit card 2020 prelims admit card, which was expected to be released on September 7, has been delayed. IBPS RRB admit card will be released soon.

Issuing an official notice, the Director of IBPS has said, “Further to our Notice dated August 10, 2020, due to some unavoidable circumstances, it will not be possible to hold the online preliminary exam under IBPS RRB 2020 on September 12 and 13.”

“The revised IBPS RRB exam dates will be posted on the official website. Candidates are advised to visit the official website for any update,” the notice added.

Initially, the exam was scheduled to be conducted on August 1, 2, 8, 9 & 16. However, it was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in the country.

The exam has been postponed probably after the students had taken to social media demanding the postponement of the exam. Recently, several students also participated in a campaign #5Baje5Minute protesting against unemployment, privatization of government jobs, declaration of results for various exams, the announcement of long-pending exam dates, etc.

IBPS RRB 2020 Postponed: Reactions of Students

The feedback provided by the students regarding the postponement of the exam is given below.

Aditi Singh: "There is no transparency in the notification about the exam dates. I am totally confused. It is so difficult to understand whether the exams scheduled to be conducted on September 19, 20 and 26 will be conducted or not."

Akanksha Sharma: "Today IBPS declared that the exam has been postponed, just four days before when the exam is supposed to held. Revised dates are not mentioned in that notice."

IBPS RRB 2020 during COVID-19: Students demanded postponement of exam on twitter

In the wake COVID-19 pandemic, candidates are demanding on twitter regarding the postponement of IBPS RRB 2020 prelims exam. The twitter has been flooded with the hashtag #IBPSRRBpostpone.

IBPS RRB tweet
IBPS RRB tweet
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Anangsha Patra
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