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Union Public Service Commission, UPSC has rejected claims made in a news report which stated that applicants appearing for Civil Services Prelims examination this year will have to get tested for COVID-19.

Fact Check:

A news report claims that applicants appearing for Civil Services Prelims examination 2020 will have to get tested for #COVID19

This is FAKE NEWS

UPSC has not given any such instruction.

— Prasar Bharati News Services (@PBNS_India) August 13, 2020

The media report said that only upon being tested negative the applicants would be allowed to appear for the examination.

UPSC has termed the news report as fake and said that it has not given any such instruction.

Applicants have been urged not to believe unverified news reports and fact check any dubious information from the commission’s website at www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC exam postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic

Though, UPSC had to postpone the exam due to COVID-19 pandemic it has not yet announced anything on how it would conduct the exam in October.

Civil Services exam admit cards are likely to be released in the second week of September.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, UPSC had also allowed candidates to change their exam centres.