RAS Main Examination 2021 postponed by RPSC

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Public Service Commission on Wednesday postponed the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive (Main) Examination 2021. The decision was taken at a meeting of the commission held by its chairman Sanjay Kumar Shrotriya.

After detailed deliberations in the meeting, it was decided to postpone the Rajasthan State and Subordinate Services Combined Competitive (Main) Examination 2021, an official statement said. Commission Secretary HL Atal said the examination was proposed to be conducted on February 25 and February 26.

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The next date of the conduct of the examination will be informed in due course, he said. All the members of the commission, joint secretary Ashutosh Gupta and legal advisor Bhanwar Bhadala were present in the meeting.

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot had recently said that the postponement of the Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) mains examination is not in the interest of candidates as it will put financial and mental pressure on them. His remarks had come amid BJP leaders demanding postponement of the examination. Several Congress leaders too have lent support to candidates demanding deferring the exam.

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The Rajasthan High Court has recently set aside the result of the RAS preliminary examination, 2021. A single-judge bench directed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) to declare a revised result after getting the disputed questions re-examined by an expert committee. Many candidates who had cleared the exam have been demanding postponement of the RAS (Mains) examination, saying they have not been given enough time to prepare for it.

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