Alert! UPSC Candidates May Avail Metro Services To Reach Exam Centres; Check Routes, Timings

UPSC Prelim Exams 2020: Delhi Metro trains will run from 6 AM onwards from terminal stations of all the lines to facilitate UPSC candidates on October 4th, 2020.

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As the Supreme Court has dismissed he petition seeking the deferment of the examination, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) is set to conduct the Civil Services Preliminary examination as per schedule - October 4th, 2020. Students finding difficult to reach the exam centres can now avail the metro services as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has announced that the Metro trains will be begin at 6 AM from terminal stations of all lines to facilitate students for the UPSC examinations. "To facilitate students for the UPSC examinations, Delhi Metro services will begin at 6 AM from terminal stations of all lines on 4th October," DMRC posted on its official Twitter account.

In a statement on September 20, the DMRC had announced that the regular timings as per earlier time table will continue, i.e - the services will start at 8:00 AM on Phase 3 sections on Sundays. However, the trains will run from 6 AM onwards itself from terminal stations of all the lines to facilitate UPSC candidates. Earlier this week, the Supreme Court dismissed the petition filed by the 20 aspirants seeking the deferment of the recruitment examination. The apex court bench comprising Justices AM Khanwilkar, Krishna Murari, and BR Gavai heard the petition and directed UPSC to file an affidavit citing the logical reasons for not postponing the examination. The bench also asked UPSC to consider and make special concessions for those aspirants who are on their last attempt. In the affidavit submitted by UPSC, they cited that postponing UPSC 2020, the exam of 2021 will be delayed as well. UPSC said that delay the declaration of the results of these examinations will thereby adversely affect the availability of manpower at critical posts of the Government.