No paper admit card for UPSC examination

The Asian Age.

India, All India

It said entry into the examination venue would be barred 10 minutes before the scheduled start of the test that is at 9:20 am.

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New Delhi: The UPSC on Monday said that candidates appearing for the preliminary examination of the civil services on June 3 will not be issued a physical copy of their admit card but will have to download it and carry a printout with them.

“Candidates are advised to download their e-admit cards and take a printout thereof. The admitted candidates will have to produce the printout of their e-admit card at the allotted venue for ... The examination,” it said in a statement with a list of dos and don’ts for candidates.

“No paper admit card will be issued for this examination,” it added. 

The commission said it had uploaded the e-admit cards on its website — www.Upsc.Gov.In.

In case the photograph is not clear, blurred or not available on the e-admit card, candidates will have to carry to the venue two identical photographs (one photograph for each session) along with proof of identity such as an Aadhaar card, a driving licence, passport or voter ID card and the printout of the e-admit card with an undertaking that the proof was genuine, it said.

Any discrepancy in the e-admit card should be conveyed to the Commission immediately by email (to uscsp-upsc@nic.In), it said.

Candidates were also advised to take a printout of their e-admit cards well in advance.

It said entry into the examination venue would be barred 10 minutes before the scheduled start of the test that is at 9:20 am.

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