UPSC Mains Exam 2022: Aspirants have filed a written petition with the Supreme Court seeking an extra attempt for the UPSC Main Exam, as they claim that due to COVID-19, their preparations have been hampered.
Senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayan told the bench of justices that two of the petitioners had appeared for a few exams and were not able to sit in the remaining examinations because they tested positive for COVID-19.
The third petitioner was not able to take even a single exam as he tested positive for coronavirus.
UPSC Aspirants demand extra attempts for Mains
USPC has allowed two weeks for the organization to answer a petition filed by students seeking to postpone their main exam. Earlier, several students had approached the Delhi High Court asking for more time to prepare for the January 5, 2022 test due to an increase in COVID cases, but their plea was rejected by the court.
Earlier on Tuesday, a few UPSC aspirants spent the night on the streets of Delhi as they sat on hunger strike demanding an extra attempt to appear for the civil service exam.
The UPSC’s counsel told a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and C T Ravikumar that they need instructions before any decision is taken. The bench has scheduled the hearing for March 21 and said that affidavits should be filed by the parties before then.
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