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As the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) objected to a plea seeking postponement of 2020 civil services prelims amid COVID-19, it told the Supreme Court on Monday, 28 September, that it would not be possible to defer the exams beyond 4 October.
Some civil service aspirants have several arguments to make on why the 2020 UPSC prelims scheduled on 4 October should be deferred.
A disappointed UPSC aspirant from Tamil Nadu reasoned why she like many other would skip the exam.
Another UPSC aspirant said, "This is not any kind of academic exam. This is just a recruitment exam... So, putting families of 5-6 lakh people at risk by conducting exams for 750 vacancies is not worth it."
A civil service aspirant who is also a Jammu and Kashmir administrative officer and is currently working in the Kishtwar district said:
Several other aspirants, some of whom are COVID warriors, Kashmiri students restricted with 2G internet, or those who find it difficult to reach their centres, cited reasons why it's nearly impossible to prepare and appear for the prelims on 4 October.
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