UPSC issues SOPs for Civil Service exam on Oct 4; Check the details here

New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has set guidelines that are to be followed by the candidates appearing for the highly competitive Civil Service exams to be held on October 4 across the country.

The central service recruiting body has also set rules for precautionary measures to arrest the spread of the virus; this has been made mandatory by the rapid surge in the number of coronavirus cases across the country.

As per the UPSC's guidelines, all the candidates who appear for the masks must be donning masks. The recruiting body while laying out the guidelines has said that candidates without masks or face covers will not be allowed entry into the exam venue.

The UPSC has also asked candidates bring their own sanitizers to the exam centre in transparent bottles to disinfect their hands at regular intervals.

"Besides above, candidates have to follow COVID 19 norms of 'social distancing' as well as 'personal hygiene' inside the examination halls/ rooms as well as in the premises of the venue," the UPSC further added in its guidelines.

Candidates must also carry admit cards, photographs and black ballpoint pens to fill the OMR answer sheets and the attendance list.

Moreover, the UPSC has barred candidates from taking communication devices to the exam room. Candidates will only be allowed to wear simple wristwatches.

"Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disciplinary action against the concerned candidates including debarment from future Examination / Selection," the UPSC added.

The UPSC had earlier scheduled the exam on May 31. However, the exam had to be deferred due to the rampant spread of the coronavirus.

It is pertinent to mention here that a plea was recently filed in the Supreme court to postpone the IAS exam further due to the outbreak of COVID 19. The apex court, however, turned down the plea, stating that all the provisions to conduct exams have already been made.

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