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Supreme Court of India would be hearing the plea seeking postponement of UPSC Civil Services Prelims 2020
examinations. UPSC Prelims 2020 date is set for October 4, 2020. Check live updates from Supreme Court on the
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UPSC Prelims 2020: Postponement Plea to be heard next on September
30
UPSC Prelims 2020 Postponement plea would now be heard on
September 30, 2020. The Supreme Court has asked Union Public Service
Commission, UPSC, to file a reply as to why the IAS, IPS recruitment
examination cannot be postponed. “Deferring the exam further would
nullify the objective of conducting the exam for various government
departments,” Advocate Naresh Kaushik has argued. Check out more
here. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  11:15 AM (IST)

UPSC Postponement Plea to be taken up on Wednesday - September 30

Justice Khanwilkar has asked UPSC to file an a idavit in the court. The
matter would now be taken up on September 30. Adv Anushree Kapadia
has also been asked to file a copy of the IA to the UPSC Counsel and othr
parties and asked UPSC to take care of the same in their reply. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  11:11 AM (IST)

Impossible to delay UPSC Prelims: UPSC

Adv. Naresh Kaushik has appeared for the UPSC. He states that it is
impossible to postpone the examination. Justice Khanwilkar asks him to
submit an a idavit listing the reasons why the examination cannot be
postponed. The matter adjourned, to be taken up on Wednesday.

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Sep 28, 2020  |  08:45 AM (IST)

Aspirants not hopeful of getting UPSC Prelims postponed with recent SC

verdicts for other exams
Many aspirants are not too hopeful of the exams getting postponed. With
recent verdicts of Supreme Court to conduct NEET 2020 exam, which has
three times the number of candidates, the chances seem low. "I am
preparing for my exams...I don't think the exams can get postponed so
why bother? SC has more of less made it clear that it is not inclined to
postpone any exams!" shared Ratan who is planning to appear for the
examination. This would be his third attempt at UPSC. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  08:20 AM (IST)

Nearly 6 lakh candidates to appear for UPSC Prelims 2020 on October 4,

many front line workers
While the apex court has rejected pleas for postponement of national
level entrance examinations like JEE and NEET 2020, the petitioners
arguing for postponement of UPSC Prelims 2020 have shared how there
is a material di erence in the two categories of exam. Plea has pointed
out that many of the aspirants of UPSC Prelims are front line workers,
who have either cotracted the disease or have been too busy to take the
necessary time o for preparing for the exam. As many as 6 lakh
candidates are expected to appear for the UPSC Prelims 2020 exam. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  07:46 AM (IST)

UPSC Prelims 2020 date postponement plea to be heard by 2 judge

bench
2 Judge Bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna would be
hearing the plea to postpone UPSC Civil Services 2020 prelims
examination. The bench has also permitted the petitioner to serve an
advance copy of the petition on the Standing Counsel for the UPSC as
well as the Central Agency representing the Union of India. Plea is asking
for UPSC Prelims 2020 exams to be postponed by 2 to 3 months due to
coronavirus pandemic.

Sep 28, 2020  |  07:44 AM (IST)

Father of CAPF serving o icer preparing for UPSC Prelims also submits
request to postpone
Among the requests to postpone is also a rquest from a father of a
serving o icer of CAPF. The application requests intervetion from the
Supreme Court sharing that his son and many like him who have been
working as frontline workers have not been able to take preparatory
leave due to the pandemic. The letter further states that conducting the
examination now is an injustice to many such aspirants who have been
serving the nation and society in these di icult times. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  07:31 AM (IST)

SC to hear petition to postpone UPSC Prelims 2020 Date

Supreme Court of India would be hearing the petition today for News
postponement of UPSC Prelims 2020 date. The plea was made by 20 Assistant

aspirants who are requesting for intervention to postpone the

examination from the scheduled date of September 4, 2020. Petitioners
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have contested that the examination is a recruitment exam and can be
therefore delayed as it does not entail any academic year. They have
further contested that many candidates are frontline workers in the
COVID19 crisis and would be unable to attend or would be at a
disadvantage.

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Hearing in the matter seeking postponemnt of UPSC Prelims 2020 begins
in the Supreme Court. Plea is seeking the exam to be postponed by 2 to 3
months. Sr. Advocae VK Shukla is present on behalf od petitioners. The
other side has been served a copy, he confirms. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  11:01 AM (IST)

UPSC Prelims 2020 Exam Date - hearing to begin shortly

Please seeking to postpone UPSC Prelims 2020 exam date is the next
matter listed for the day. Item number 11 is presently being heard and
matter for UPSC postponement is listed as 12. The hearing would begin
shortly. Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava would be representing the
petitioners that are seeking postponement of the examinations. Keep
refreshing this page for latest updates and news about UPSC Prelims
2020 exam. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  10:46 AM (IST)

Bench Assembles, UPSC Prelims postponement matter to be heard

shortly
The bench comprising of Justices AM Khanwilkar, BR Gavai and Krishna
Murari has assembled. The honourable bench would be hearing the
matter on the plea seeking intervention and postponement of UPSC
Prelims 2020 examination which are scheduled for this Sunday. Matter to
come up soon. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  10:36 AM (IST)

SC Hearing slightly delayed

The matter is slightly delayed and would be brought up in a short while
from now. At present, an urgent hearing on CLAT 2020 examination has
been moved up the order as the exam is set to begin shortly. UPSC
Prelims 2020 matter is listed at number 12 for the day's proceedings. It is
likely to be up soon. Keep checking this page for latest news and
updates.

Sep 28, 2020  |  10:18 AM (IST)

Plea to be heard shortly by 3 Judge Bench

A three judge bench would shortly be hearing the plea for the
postponement of UPSC Prelims 2020 exam date.

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Sep 28, 2020  |  09:39 AM (IST)

UPSC Prelims 2020 Dates- Hearing to begin soon

The UPSC Civil Services Prelims was supposed to be conducted on May
20, 2020, earlier. Due to the pandemic outbreak, the exam was postponed
to a later date which was finally decided to be October 4, 2020. While
there is just one week le for the exam to be conducted, the court would
be hearing the plea today. Take a look at the important topics you need
to study for the exam this year. 

Sep 28, 2020  |  09:09 AM (IST)

Plea to postpone UPSC Prelims to be heard at 10:30 am

The plea to postpone UPSC Civil Services 2020 preliminary examinations,
also called UPSC Prelims 2020 is expected to be heard at 10:30 am by the
Supreme Court. Check latest news and updates on UPSC Civil Services
Preliminary exam 2020 date here.

Sep 28, 2020  |  09:03 AM (IST)

UPSC Prelims 2020 examination Scheduled for October 4, 2020

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UPSC Prelims 2020 examination Scheduled for October 4, 2020

UPSC Civil Services 2020 Preliminary examination as well as UPSC Indian

Forest Preliminary Examination is scheduled for October 4, 2020. The
exam was initially scheduled for May 31, 2020 but was postponed due to
coronavirus pandemic breakout in the country. The exam is now to be News
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the o icial website upsc.gov.in.

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