The Delhi Metro will start its services early on Sunday in order to facilitate the movement of candidates appearing for the UPSC preliminary examination, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said.

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Preliminary examination is slated to be held from 9.30am on Sunday.

“To facilitate students for the UPSC examinations, Delhi Metro services will begin at 6am from terminal stations of all lines on 4th October,” the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted.

The metro services on Sundays generally begin at 8am.

The civil services preliminary 2020 examination held by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) was scheduled for May 31 and had to be postponed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On June 5, UPSC had announced that it will conduct the prelims examination on October 4 at 2,569 centres across 72 cities in the country.

More than 10.58 lakh candidates have applied for the examination this year.