UPSC postpones Civil Services exam notification

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has postponed the date for issuance of notification for Civil Services examination 2015 without citing any reason.The notification was due to be issued on Saturday.

"The civil services examination, 2015, which was scheduled to be notified on May 16, 2015 is now being postponed. The revised date of notification will be intimated in due course," the UPSC said in a note issued on Friday.

The civil services examination is conducted by the UPSC annually in three stages-- preliminary, main and interview --to select candidates for prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), among others. Sources said the date for



notification has been postponed due to the changes introduced by the government in the pattern of civil services examination.

The Centre had on Wednesday had decided to continue with the controversial aptitude test in the civil services preliminary examination and also set 33 per cent minimum qualifying marks. At the same time, it said an expert committee would be constituted to take a holistic view of the aptitude test, part of civil services preliminary examination.

The government has also decided to give an extra chance this year to candidates who appeared in civil services preliminary examination in 2011. The move comes following an assurance given by the government in this regard last year.