The decision was taken after Delhi Police received concerns from candidates about reaching their examination centres on time. With traffic restrictions being imposed during the BRICS Summit, aspirants had been worried about the availability of transportation in the early morning hours.
The issue came to the attention of Delhi Police after an aspirant tagged the police in a post, saying that metro services were not available early enough to reach the examination centre on time. Taking immediate cognisance of the problem, Delhi Traffic Police spoke with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) regarding arrangements for candidates appearing for the NDA/CDS examination and asked for a decision to address their concerns.
Delhi Police subsequently announced that metro services would begin at 6:00 am across all metro lines on the examination day.
Delhi Police said, "We are happy to inform you that metro services will start from 6:00 AM on all metro lines on the day of the examination. We sincerely thank Delhi Metro (DMRC) for its cooperation in helping candidates and responding promptly. Your problem matters to us. Every candidate's journey is important to us. Best wishes to all NDA/CDS candidates for the examination."
Young aspirants aiming to become officers in the armed forces will have to appear for the examination from 9:00 am on September 13. Candidates need to leave early to reach their examination centres, making the metro an important mode of transport as it is not affected by road traffic and can help aspirants reach their centres on time.
The revised metro service arrangement on the examination day is aimed at addressing the transportation concerns of NDA/CDS candidates as traffic restrictions linked to the BRICS Summit remain a concern for those travelling to their examination centres.
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