Dear aspirant,

Yes, the news you heard about is true. You should utilise this time properly. Preparing for UPSE exam in this time is a good idea. There are many websites which offers online coaching. You can also study using You Tube, lot of You Tubers are their who are giving knowledge about UPSE exam syllabus. Few of them are offering online videos for free. You can go through it.

Hope this helps you.

Good Luck!!