Delhi HC dismisses plea to postpone UPSC mains exam

Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of several candidates seeking direction to postpone the schedule of the Civil Services (Mains) Examination 2021 on Thursday until the COVID-19 situation normalises.

The Civil Services (Main) Examination will be conducted as per schedule from Friday.

"After carefully reviewing the situation prevailing due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission has decided to conduct the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2021 as per schedule i.e. on 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 16th January, 2022," the commission said in a statement.


The UPSC has asked States to ensure that no inconvenience is caused to the candidates and exam functionaries in their movement.

The civil services examination is conducted annually in three stages -- preliminary, main and interview -- to select the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, among others.

(With inputs from agencies)