UPSC Prelims result 2020 declared, mains to be held from Jan 8 next year

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The civil services examination was held on October 4 this year
All the successful candidates have been asked to apply again in the Detailed Application Form-I (DAF-I)
The civil services examination onsists of three stages - preliminary, main and interview

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Updated: October 23 2020 08:59:33 AM ET New Delhi, Delhi, India

The results of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) preliminary examination were declared on Friday, an official statement released by the commission said. Candidates can check their results on the official UPSC website – upsc.gov.in.

The civil services examination was held on October 4 this year. The exam, meant to select officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and Indian Police Service (IPS), is held once every year. It consists of three stages – preliminary, main and interview.

All the successful candidates have been asked to apply again in the Detailed Application Form-I (DAF-I) for the civil services (main) examination, 2020, the UPSC said in a statement.

Candidates can download the form from upsc.nic.in from October 28. It will be available on the website till 6 pm on November 11.

The website will also contain instructions for filling up the DAF-I form.

The civil services (main) examination, 2020 is scheduled to be held from January 8, 2021, it added.

The e-admit card along with the time table of the said examination will be uploaded on the commission’s website for the eligible candidates around three-four weeks before the commencement of the examination, the UPSC statement said.

Changes, if any, in the postal address or email address or mobile number after submission of the DAF-I may be communicated to the commission at once, it said.

Candidates are also informed that marks, cut-off marks and answer keys of the screening test held through civil services preliminary examination, 2020 will be uploaded on the commission’s website — https://upsc.gov.in — only after the declaration of final result, it added.

The UPSC has a facilitation counter near the examination hall building in its campus at Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road here.

Candidates may obtain any information or clarification regarding their result on all working days between 10 AM to 5 PM, in person or on telephone numbers — 011-23385271, 011-23098543 or 011-23381125 from the facilitation counter, the statement said.