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The agitating students said they need an extra attempt to appear for the UPSC exam as their preparations were affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UPSC exam: SC denies one more chance to aspirants who exhausted last attempt in 2020, dismisses plea Premium SC rejects plea for extra chance to appear in UPSC civil services exam by aspirants who exhausted their last attempt amid COVID-19 pandemic 1 min read Share Via Read Full Story The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave its verdict on the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Civil Services Prelims 2021 extra attempt. Dismissing the petition seeking a second shot at the civil service examinati...

Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, representing the Centre, had submitted before the top court that initially the government was not willing to give an extra chance, but it mellowed its stand after a suggestion from the bench.

The petition sought relaxation for UPSC aspirants who exhausted their last attempt in October 2020. The petitioners cited difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown to make their case for an extra attempt. They argued that their preparation was hampered because of the pandemic.    

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it is not in favour of one-time relaxation to UPSC exam aspirants who are age-barred, as it will be discriminatory to other candidates.