No paper admit card for UPSC examination

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.