MPSC exams alert! Important update for Maharashtra Public Services Commission jobs aspirants

It's an important update for candidates and jobs aspirants of  Maharashtra Public Services Commission (MPSC). In a major development, the Maharashtra cabinet has decided to postpone all exams being conducted by the state Public Services Commission (MPSC) in view of the COVID-19 situation.

The revised schedule for the exams will be announced later, according to state Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar as told to the council of ministers during its meeting. "The examinations are being deferred due to the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

Earlier, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) had confirmed that all India entrance exam for undergraduate programmes in agriculture will be conducted by the National Testing Agency on September 7-8 this year. However, the dates for the post-graduate and PhD programmes are yet to be announced. "Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the examination has been planned in shifts on 2 days so that applicants can maintain the social distancing during online examination and avoid long travels," the ICAR said in a statement.

The dates for downloading of admit cards and declaration of result will soon be declared by the NTA on its official websites, www.Nta.Ac.In and/or https://icar.Nta.Nic.In.

The exam was scheduled to be conducted in June but it was postponed on account of different phases of lockdowns and other central government guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

About 1,97,837 students are appearing for undergraduate programmes in agriculture in various universities, and the National Testing Agency (NTA) has fixed about 178 examination Centres for the CBT (Computer Based Test). The ICAR annually conducts all India entrance exam (AIEEs) for admission to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degree programmes in the Agricultural Universities (AUs) accredited by it.