Uttar Pradesh: Civil services recruitment exam rescheduled to December 22 after protests
The Provincial Civil Service exam was originally planned for December 7 and December 8 in two shifts.
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The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission on Friday announced that the Provincial Civil Service preliminary exam has been rescheduled to a single day on December 22.
This came after four days of widespread protests in Prayagraj, where thousands of candidates rallied against the commission’s announcement that the Provincial Civil Service examination as well as the Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer examinations would be conducted on two days in two shifts.
The commission is responsible for recruiting candidates for various government jobs
The Provincial Civil Service exam was originally planned for December 7 and December 8 in two shifts. The Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer examination, scheduled for December 22 and December 23 in three shifts, has also been postponed, with a new date to be determined.
On Friday, a statement issued by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Deputy Secretary Onkar Nath Singh said that the Provincial Civil Service exam will be held in two shifts on December 22.
“The examination will now be conducted in a single day rather than over two days, as originally planned for December 7 and 8,” the statement said. “The revised exam will take place on December 22 in two shifts, from 9.30 am to 11.30 am and 2.30 pm to 4:30 pm.”
Following the announcement, the protests...
