UPSC EPFO exam date postponed from October 2020, new dates to be announced later

Union Public Service Commission, UPSC has w anunced that UPSC EPFO EO/AO examinations have been deferred. exams were earlier scheduled to be conducted on October 04, 2020, but have w been postponed. exams have also been postponed indefinitely as new dates for same have been anunced yet.

information available on official website of commission states that 'Recruitment Tests for posts of EO/AO in EPFO, scheduled for October 4, 2020, stands deferred till furr tice'. 

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EPFO exams delayed

Union Public Service Commission will be reportedly publishing a new date for UPSC EPFO exams 2020 on official website. But, looking at delay from October, it is highly unlikely that examinations will take place in 2020 and are expected to be pushed ahead to early 2021, but official confirmation has been made about same.

An official statement released by commission on delay of examination stated that a new date of examination will be published on official website of commission when an issue of calendar for examinations and recruitments is made public for 2021. It is still unclear when new calendar will be made public. 

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Today, i.e on June 6, 2020, UPSC's official website releases a revised annual calendar for 2020. revised calendar has date of December 12, 2020, reserved for UPSC RT examinations but it is unsure wher it is for EPFO examination. Check out revised annual calendar of UPSC below - 

(Photo: UPSC | Website)

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tification sent out by UPSC today reads that commission held a special meeting on June 05, 2020 to review ongoing situation. As opening of lockdown and progressive relaxations are being anunced by central government and different states, commission decided to publish new examination calendar.

As per reports, commission has also decided to start personality tests for candidates of Civil Service Examination of 2019 from July 20, 2020. Though concrete details about personality tests resuming from July 2020 have been revealed yet, it is expected that candidates will be informed individually and soon. Any furr information will be available on official website of UPSC. 

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