New Delhi: Ahead of UPSC Civil Services notification 2020, some of the aspirants are receiving fake messages.
In the messages, it is being claimed, “UPSC CSE authority tried to contact you”. A URL is also being provided at the end of the messages.
Fact check
Dismissing the claim, PIB Fact Check wrote, “This is a #Fake Message. No such messages have been sent by UPSC authority. Let’s be cautious of Clickbait!!!”.
UPSC Civil Services notification 2020
It may be mentioned that UPSC Civil Services notification 2020 is scheduled to be released on 12th February 2020.
As per the official calendar of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), the last date of receipt of applications is 3rd March 2020 and the Preliminary Examination is scheduled to be held on 31st May 2020.
UPSC CSE Main
The calendar also mentioned that the UPSC Civil Services Main Examination 2020 is likely to start on 18th September 2020.
It may be mentioned that there are two stages of selection viz., Preliminary and Main.
The ranking of the aspirants will be done based on the marks obtained in the Main Examination and Personality Test.