UPSC Civil Eervices Exams 2020, EPFO exam postponed amid COVID-19 surge

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has decided to postpone the interviews for civil services examination 2020 in view of the rising COVID-19 cases across the country. The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) among others.

According to an official statement, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EO/AO) Recruitment Test 2020 scheduled to be held on May 9, therefore, stands deferred. ​The



personality tests (interviews) of the Indian Economic Service/Indian Statistical Service Examination, 2020 (scheduled from 20th-23rd April, 2021); the civil services examination, 2020 (scheduled from 26th April-18th June, 2021) and the recruitment tests are also deferred till further notice.

The dates for interviews and recruitment test, when candidates and advisers are required to travel from all parts of the country, will be reviewed from time to time, it said.

“Revised schedules of the same will be notified on the website of the UPSC,” the statement issued by the Commission said.