COVID-19 impact on IAS 2021 and State PCS Exams. See here for details

The COVID-19 impact on the UPSC IAS exam and state PCS exams. See here in detail

The second wave of COVID-19 affected all sectors of the country. In particular, the second wave severely affected the youth of the nation. The Union government of India is also watching the situation and it decided to cancel all the major exams conducted offline at an all India level. Recently, CBSE also decided to cancel the Class XIITH exam. This shows the severity of the pandemic.

The Civil Services and State Provincial Services exam are the exams conducted at the national and state level, respectively. The exam process and the stages of the exam are almost the same but the gravity of the questions and syllabus is a little different. All the states ask state-specific questions but the Civil Service Exam ask questions concerning the national outlook.

In consonance with the Union government, the exam conducting bodies are postponing the exams to a future date. The candidates are getting extra time to prepare for the exam but besides the time, the candidates will be required to prepare for the additional current affairs.

See here: Important topics for Civil Service Preparation

Let us see the status IAS and state PCS exam postponed because of the second wave of coronavirus.

IAS 2021 Exam

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the Civil Service Exam every year to recruit candidates for the All-India Services and Central Civil Service. The IAS exam was affected because of COVID-19 first and second wave. The IAS prelims 2021 was postponed, like last year, to October because of the second wave of COVID. The UPSC interviews 2020 were postponed and the new dates will be released later. COVID-19 has a severe impact on the IAS exam.

The IAS main exam will also be postponed because the IAS prelims exam is scheduled for October 10 and the IAS main 2021 is scheduled for September. UPSC is expected to issue a new exam calendar to announce the new exam dates for all the other exams.

See here: UPSC Exam Calendar

UPPSC UPPCS Exam 2021

The UPPCS is the second most difficult exam that follows almost the same pattern as UPSC. The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission conducts the UPPCS exam every year to recruit candidates for the Provincial Civil Service (PCS). The UPPSC Prelims 2021 was scheduled to be conducted on June 13 but it was postponed because of the same reason.
The exam dates for the UPPCS 2021 Main Exam will be announced later in sync with the IAS exam.

See here: UPPSC UPPCS 2021 new exam dates

HPPSC HPAS 2021 Exam

The Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) conducts the HPAS exam every year to recruit the candidates for the Himachal Pradesh Administrative Service and other allied services but the number of vacancies always remains low. The HPAS Prelims 2020 exam was scheduled to be conducted on the last Sunday of May 2021 but it was postponed. Meanwhile, the HPPSC released the HPAS 2021 notification and the last date to apply for the HPAS 2021 exam is June 15.

Apply Online for HPAS 2021 Exam

HPSC HCS Exam 2021

Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) conducts the Haryana Civil Service Exam (HCS) every year for its provincial civil and allied services. This year, the HCS 2021 prelims exam was scheduled to be conducted on May 30. The HPSC postponed the HCS 2021 prelims exam because of the pandemic across the state. The HCS exam was notified for 156 vacancies.

See here: HCS 2021 notification

KAS 2021 Exam

This will be the first time after August 5, 20019 when the state of Jammu and Kashmir became the Union Territory. The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) conduct the KAS exam to recruit the candidates for Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS). The KAS prelims 2021 was scheduled for July 11 but it is also postponed to October 24.

See here: KAS 2021 Exam details

APPSC Group 1 exam

APPSC Group 1 exam is one example of delay because of legal and administrative reasons. The APPCS Group 1 exam was notified in December 2018 and the exam process is going on. The APPSC Group 1 exam main exam conducted in December 2020 and the interviews will be conducted from June 17 after postponing the schedule from May 3.

See here: APPSC Group 1 exam details

RPPSC RAS Exam

Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) conducts the Rajasthan Administrative exam (RAS) exam to recruit candidates for the state civil and allied services. RAS exam specifically tests the knowledge about the state. The candidate needs to prepare all the information about the state and its history, economy, art and culture, local folklore and the religious deities of the state. RPSC is far behind the schedule in conducting the RAS exam yearly because of various reasons. The RPSC postponed the RAS interviews because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the candidates are waiting for the interview process to complete.

See here: RAS Exam Details