The Supreme Court today refused to postpone the Civil Services Preliminary Examination to be conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, on 4th of October, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. <br />''<br />''A bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, B. R. Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the Centre to consider granting one more chance to those aspirants who may not appear in their last attempt for the exam due to the pandemic.<br />'' <br />''The Apex court also refused to consider the plea for clubbing of UPSC Civil Services Exam of 2020 with 2021 exams saying this will have a cascading effect.<br />'' <br />''The bench was hearing a plea seeking postponement of the Civil Services Exam for two to three months, so that the incessant rains recede and the COVID-19 curve flattens.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The UPSC opposed the plea saying all necessary precautions have been taken and adequate arrangements have been made for holding the exam.</span><br />