Metro services to begin early on Sunday to facilitate UPSC examinees

NEW DELHI: Delhi Metro services will begin two hours earlier than their scheduled time on June 5 to facilitate candidates appearing for the civil services examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), officials said on Friday.

"Metro train services on Phase-III sections which usually begin at 8 AM on Sundays will begin at 6 AM this Sunday i.e, June 5, 2022. This arrangement is being made to facilitate the candidates appearing for Civil Services (Prelim) Examination held by UPSC this Sunday," the DMRC said in a statement.

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These sections include the Dilshad Garden-Shaheed Sthal (New Bus Adda), Noida City Centre-Noida Electronic City, Mundka-Brigadier Hoshiar Singh and Janakpuri West-Botanical Garden. Metro services on the rest of the sections will remain running as per normal schedule, from 6 AM onwards, the DMRC said.

UPSC CSE 2022 prelims will be conducted on June 5 at various exam centres across India. The exam will be conducted in two shifts. The morning shift will be from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, and the afternoon session from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

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