The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday deferred the Civil Services (Preliminary) examination, 2021, from June 27 and rescheduled it, for four months later, on October 10. The decision has been made considering the conditions countrywide caused by the second wave of the coronavirus, which has infected 2,37,03,665 people so far and caused 2,58,217 deaths.
The body, responsible for conducting the civil service examinations, had deferred and rescheduled exams last year as well due to the Covid crisis.