(Press Note) UPSC Allowing Extra Time to the Visually Impaired Category Candidates Appearing in IAS (Pre.) Exam,2014

(Press Note) UPSC Allowing Extra Time to the Visually
Impaired Category Candidates Appearing in IAS (pre) exam,2014

In compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in W.P ( C ) 3919/2014 – Sambhavna Versus Union of India and others dated 19.08.2014, all the Visually Impaired Category candidates appearing in the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014 to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission on 24.08.2014 (Sunday ) , will be allowed an extra time of 20 minutes per hour for both Paper-I and Paper-II of this Examination.

Thus, the Visually Impaired Category candidates will be allowed an extra time of 40 minutes for Paper-I and also an extra time of 40 minutes for Paper-II of Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination, 2014, which will be over and above the duration of 2 hours per paper applicable to all other candidates.

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Courtesy : UPSC