UPSC 2021 Exam: SC adjourns petition asking for extra attempt in IAS exam

Supreme Court Adjourns the pleas for extra attempt in UPSC IAS 2021 exam. Read ahead for details.

A group of 24 IAS aspirants had filed a petition in the Supreme Court of India to get an extra attempt in the UPSC 2021 exam. The UPSC in the previous petition of such kind said that the extra attempt could be considered for the “Corona Warriors”, but it requires the consultation and approval of the Department of Personnel and Training under the Ministry of Personnel.

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The Supreme Court Judge AM Khanwilkar allowed the petition for hearing and a copy of the petition was served to the counsel of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The UPSC need to reply on the next date of hearing. The hearing of the case will resume after the UPSC reply to the Supreme Court of India.

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In the previous petition regarding the UPSC Civil Services exam, Supreme Court ruled that UPSC should consider an extra attempt to the corona-warriors but within the existing age limit. This has opened a legal loophole for the candidates who had the last attempt this year.

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The UPSC 2020 exam was conducted across the nation on October 4 and over three lakh candidates appeared in the exam. The UPSC will declare the UPSC result in the first week of November. The UPSC main exam 2020 will be conducted from January 8, 2021.

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