UPPSC PCS main 2019 not postponed even in the coronavirus scare

UPPSC PCS main exam 2019 is not postponed amid the Covid-19 scare. The UPPSC issued a new notice for the candidates. Read the details below.

Amid the coronavirus spread in the nation and the national lockdown, the UPPSC has not issued any notice for postponing the UPPCS main exam 2019. In the new UPPSC notice, the last date for submitting the hardcopy of the UPPSC PCS main 2019 detailed application form (DAF) is notified. As per the new notice of UPPSC, the hardcopy of the DAF can be submitted to the commission till April 19, 2020.

The commission has extended the date for submission of the hardcopy of the DAF from March 26 to April 19, 2020 – one day before the commencement of exam. The main exam is scheduled to be conducted from April 20, 2020. The UPPSC is following the UPPSC exam dates as given in the yearly calendar earlier.

When all the other examination bodies are postponing their exams, UPPSC is not postponing the exam. There are very grim chances that the UPPSC PCS exam will be conducted in time as per schedule because the majority of the candidate will be unable to submit the hardcopy of the DAF amid the national lockdown.

The UPPSC main exam 2019 will be conducted as per the new exam pattern notified from 2018. The UPPSC PCS exam pattern for the main exam is as follows

The candidates need to prepare for the exam as per the new exam pattern. There are no details available for the marking system in the new exam pattern because only one exam is conducted based on the new exam pattern and the marks of that exam are not made public.

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