UPSC IAS interview 2020 deferred. See here details

UPSC IAS Interviews 2020 deferred. Along with the IAS interviews 2020, UPSC also deferred IES/ISS interviews and EPFO recruitment test 2020. Check here for details.

The UPSC has postponed the interviews for the IAS exam 2020. The UPSC interviews 2020 were scheduled from April 26 to June 18. The new UPSC interview 2020 dates will be released later. The decision was taken in rapidly changing circumstances because of the fast spread of coronavirus. Along with the IAS interviews, Indian Economic Services (IES) and Indian Statistical Services (ISS) exam interviews that were scheduled to be conducted from April 20 to 23 were also postponed by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The new dates for the UPSC interviews of the IES/ISS exam 2020 will be released later.

The UPSC postponed the interviews because of the rising COVID-19 cases across the nation. The COVID-19 cases are rising in leaps and bounds. The rising COVID-19 cases can disturb the UPSC exam calendar once again, as this year the virus spread is faster than its predecessor. 

See here: UPSC exam not affected

The UPSC also postponed the UPSC EPFO recruitment 2021 test that was scheduled to be conducted on May 9. The UPSC is taking proactive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Delhi government has announced the lockdown in Delhi and the Union Ministry has issued various guidelines related to the pandemic. It will reduce the number of employees in the apex recruitment agency and will have a profound effect on the recruitment process of all exams. The first can be the UPSC Interviews 2020.

The IAS interviews 2020 is scheduled to be conducted from April to June. In the wake of rising COVID-19 cases, the UPSC had already provided an extra attempt to the candidates in 2021. The IAS 2021 exam was notified on March 4 and the IAS exam 2021 will be conducted on June 27.

See here: UPSC allowed the extra attempt