The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct the preliminary phase of the civil services exam 2021 on October 10. The civil services preliminary exam was earlier scheduled to be held on June 27. It was later postponed due to the devastating second wave of COVID-19.

 The admit card will be available on the official website till October 10, 2021. Candidates who will appear for the prelims exam can download the admit card with these steps given below.

On the exam day, candidates are required to follow the set of instructions given by the UPSC.

“The use of any mobile phone (even in switched off mode), pager or any electronic equipment or programmable device or storage media like pen drive, smartwatches, etc. or camera or blue tooth devices or any other equipment or related accessories either in working or switched off mode capable of being used as a communication device during the examination is strictly prohibited,” the UPSC has said.

 

Here are the guidelines issued by the commission:
  • Wearing a mask or face cover will be mandatory. Candidates without mask/face cover will not be allowed entry into the venue.
  • However, candidates will have to remove their masks for verification, whenever required by the examination functionaries, it said in a series of instructions to the candidates.
  • The candidate may carry his/her own hand sanitizer (small size) in a transparent bottle
  • Candidates 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.
  • Faculty members providing training for clearing the civil services examination advised aspirants to rely on their preparation rather than panicking at the last moment.

“UPSC preliminary examination is scheduled for Sunday. Candidates must have a calm and composed mind as examination conditions have the ability to make brains run even faster. So, the candidates should have faith in their preparation rather than panicking in the last moments,” said Smriti Shah, faculty (sociology and Indian society) at the ‘Vision IAS’ coaching center.