[Results] Prelims 2020 Over - Gearing for 2021

1. Aspirants confused rhenge.

2. Aspirants bhut confused rhenge. 

3. Paper pakka postpone hoga. 

Today 2391 cases, a record in a day were recorded.

Most of the Schools in UP are being converted into quarantine facilities. Also UP govt has extended ban on gatherings till June 30th. Punjab too has extended the Lockdown. There are some aspirants who are migrant labourers too(because we hear such strories) . Still more than 300 candidates have their interviews pending. Trains, buses and airways are too stopped for normal businesses.

What ifthey don't postpone the exams, and on 5 th June Corona cases start to rise up, all traced to Upsc exam centres. then surely people will ask resignations from The chairman and the appropriate executive. 

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Replying to the question in the title of the thread.

When will prelims be held if its postponed?

Here's my personal opinion.

1. The current lockdown has been just extended till may 17th. No one knows what will happen after this. So upsc doesn't have a clear idea about when things will be back to normal. 

2. So, most probably, because of this lack of clarity, upsc will just defer prelims till further notice and not announce any dates. Just like it has done for interview and other things. I personally expect this to be communicated officially by tomorrow or Monday. 

3. Whenever the exam will be held, we will be notified atleast a month before the exam date because the admit cards have to be issued and upsc have to get done with the logistics.

4. As of now, the govt exit strategy for covid19 is to turn red or orange zones into green zone one by one. Metro cities and many capital cities are in red zones and this is where prelims centres are located. So, it will take atleast another two months for these places to come in green zone (which means no cases for 21 days). Only after these places become green zones, can we expect public transport and inter state travel to function normally. 

5. I personally expect (in a speculative tone) prelims to be held between mid August to mid September. Based on the how serious and sensitive the covid19 situation is right now. 

In any case, don't relax. Study like you have prelims on 31st May. You'll benefit a lot from this mindset. :) 

Moderate guessing based on best commercial vaccine dates, infectiousness(lingering possibilities of deaths), political administrative risks, prelims to be from anywhere b/w September-November with reduced mains time of 2.5-3 months.

Just a guess.

One thing for sure is we don't know what the virus is capable of , to what extent it can spread , is second wave possible , is india still nascent stages of the spread or are we really immune to it to a certain extent due to BCG ....etc

therefore UPSC to be logically cannot give dates or months of postponement if they have realised the unpredictability of spread... therefore it will be postponed , but dates won't be announced as no one knows when the virus will be suppressed . it might be August or December or January , who knows it all depends on the curtailment of spread , which is unpredictable in nature as of now.... so be at peace people and learn... happy learning.... peace ✌️😎

See! God is also not sure. 

So, let's not predict anything. UPSC will be the final authority to decide.

May God bless us.

My dear respected upsc friends. I hope you all are fine and doing great. 

Here are the news of the day.

Upsc 20 prelim exam will be conducted next year , because coronavirus will be with us till december with its second wave. 

Next year age relaxation will be given due to corona virus. 

Thank you and take care.

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