Insight Bureau: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) aspirants preparing for the civil services examinations (Main) have urged the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to postpone the exams in view of the prevailing Covid-19 situation across the State.
It is pertinent to mention here that the main written examinations of the Odisha Civil Services 2020 are scheduled from January 20, 2022 to February 8, 2022.
Earlier on Wednesday, OPSC released the Odisha Civil Service Main exam 2020 admit card on its official website – https://www.opsc.gov.in/.
As per the aspirants, the majority of the candidates travel to the cities to take the exams. Travelling amid third wave of corona amid Omicron scare will put their lives at risk.
Below are some of the requests of the candidates who are urging the State Govt to postpone the scheduled OPSC mains exams.
If someone get tested COVID positive or belongs to containment zone,how can he/she able to appear any competitive exam about to held between 15 days.Please postpone all the exam to be scheduled between Jan 30 2022.@Naveen_Odisha @CMO_Odisha @HFWOdisha
— Satya pragyan nayak (@satya_pragyan) January 12, 2022
https://twitter.com/KabiraTrumph/status/1481541663533432834?t=pPewzlyV4ILnu1ZfH6kq1w&s=19
Respected dignitaries,
The time oe really not conducive to aapper the opsc mains. Fear, panic and anxiety of covid will not let us to sit finger crossed. Then how 20 days of exam can be appeared by aspirants? @satyajitips88 @CMO_Odisha #postpone_opsc_mains— L sahoo (@lpriyasahoo788) January 13, 2022
https://twitter.com/anusha_mohanty/status/1481503097356943360?t=sEUV4bo9qlfy1f5ALPbL3w&s=19
https://twitter.com/AnkiMo1234/status/1481503363317788673?t=JJ28KIOK_j_kqkcEvjYrKA&s=19
https://twitter.com/Devmohanty23/status/1481260485450551298?t=NZUtsXPvNkC4ta1vMl4E2A&s=19
https://twitter.com/BHAVESH55578000/status/1481266289041575937?t=rqCmn_noDbj-FkZMiQ41qA&s=19
https://twitter.com/monalisadas156/status/1480912087563988993?t=a7skEMcFkJAfF8cysFXKQw&s=19
Is it perfect situation conducting OPSC?
Youths are wealth of State. Their care should have our first priorityBetter Postpone it.
Review please@SecyChief @gapg_dept@CMO_Odisha @MoSarkar5T#postpone_opsc_mains
— ANANTA MAHANTY (@ananta_mahanty) January 12, 2022
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