Will UPSC IAS 2021 Exam be Postponed Due to COVID-19? - Check Latest Updates

Will UPSC IAS 2021 exam be postponed? - As per the UPSC calendar 2021 the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is going to conduct the UPSC Civil Services 2021 prelims exam on June 27, 2021. The UPSC notification 2021 was released on March 4, 2021, along with the application form. The UPSC IAS application form 2021 last date was March 24, 2021. Applicants who have successfully completed the Civil Services application process are eligible to appear for the UPSC IAS 2021 prelims exam. But due to this unexpected surge in the Coronavirus/ COVID-19 cases in all parts of India, the demand for postponement of the UPSC IAS exam is beginning to pick up pace. Aspirants have started searching things like - ‘Will UPSC IAS 2021 prelims exam be postponed’, ‘Postpone UPSC Civil Service 2021 exam’ and more on various social and educational platforms like Quora, Careers360, Twitter, etc.

UPSC IAS Exam Dates 2021

As per the UPSC the UPSC IAS 2021 prelims will be conducted on the said date as mentioned in the UPSC calendar 2021. Check the important dates related to IAS 2021 exam in the table below:

UPSC IAS exam dates 2021

Will UPSC IAS 2021 be postponed - Latest news and updates

April 27 - Till date UPSC has not said anything on the postponement of the UPSC IAS 2021 exam. But it has reiterated multiple times that UPSC Civil Services 2021 exam will be held as per schedule i.e. June 27, 2021.

April 19 - As on various notifications issued by the UPSC on April 19, it has postponed the UPSC IAS 2020 interview which were to held from April 26 to June 18, 2021 and the EPFO 2020 exam which was scheduled to held on May 9, 2021.

Why UPSC IAS 2021 may get postponed?

Due to the unexpected surge in the coronavirus cases throughout the country various recruitment agencies have postponed their exams till further notice. Class 10th CBSE and ICSE exams have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic surge, while class 12th exams have been postponed. NTA has postponed the NEET PG 2021 exam due this outbreak in the country.

Various recruitment exams have also been postponed till further notice like SSC CHSL which had started on April 12 and was to end on April 27, was postponed from April 20, 2021. UGC NET 2021 has been postponed to and as per the NTA it has been rescheduled to be held in the third week of July, 2021. Even UPSC has postponed the UPSC IAS 2020 interview scheduled to be conducted from April to June, 2021. It also has postponed the EPFO 2020 recruitment test after issuing the EPFO admit card on April 16, 2021, for the second time because of COVID-19 situation in the country. So postponing UPSC IAS 2021 exam is not off the table yet if the current situation persists.

Chances of UPSC IAS 2021 getting postponed

As of now it is tough to predict whether the UPSC IAS 2021 exam will be postponed or not. And the chances of UPSC postponing UPSC CSE 2021 exam as of now is very grim. But if the COVID-19 numbers are not down by the second week of June, 2021 or so, the chances of the UPSC Civil Services 2021 exam getting postponed will be increased exponentially. As the UPSC IAS 2021 pre exam is scheduled to be held on June 27, 2021.

So as of now nothing can be said with certainty whether the IAS 2021 exam will be postponed or not.

What UPSC has to say of UPSC IAS 2021 exam postponement?

The Union Public Service Commission on multiple occasions has reiterated that the UPSC IAS 2021 prelims exam will be conducted as per schedule on June 27, 2021. But in its press release on April 19, the Commission had said that it will review the coronavirus situation from time to time. And any decision of the UPSC in respect of the examinations, recruitments and interviews will be made available on the Commission’s official website - upsc.gov.in.

The new dates of the deferred recruitment tests/ interviews, will be notified to the candidates at least 15 days in advance.

What if UPSC IAS 2021 is not postponed?

If by any chance the Commission does not postpone the UPSC IAS 2021 exam and conducts it as per schedule on June 27, 2021, in the midst of this pandemic. It will have to ensure that all the COVID-19 SOPs and guidelines are adhered to through the UPSC IAS exam centres. It might also have to increase the number of UPSC exam centres across the country to maintain social distancing. And ensure that the environment is safe and secure for both candidates to staff on the IAS 2021 exam duty.

Other Government exams postponed due to COVID-19

SSC CHSL 2021 postponed - The Staff Selection Commission was to conduct the SSC CHSL 2021 tier 1 exam from April 12 to 27, 2021, in online mode. But It has been postponed from April 20, onwards due the surge in the COVID-19 cases

UPSC EPFO 2020 postponed - UPSC has postponed the EPFO 2020 exam for the second time due the pandemic. EPFO recruitment test 2020 was scheduled to be held on May 9, 2021, but it has been postponed.

UPSC IAS 2020 postponed - The Commission has postponed the IAS 2020 interview which was scheduled to be held from April 26 to June 18, 2021, due to the second wave of the pandemic.

UPSC IES ISS 2020 postponed - The UPSC IES ISS 2020 interviews have also been postponed which were to be held from April 20 to 23, 2021.

UGC NET 2021 postponed - NTA has postponed the UGC NET 2021 exam and now it is scheduled to be held in the third week of July, 2021.

Various other state level exams have also been postponed due the curfew restrictions because of the coronavirus outbreak in that state.