Uttar Pradesh government rolls back decision on key job exams amid protests by candidates
This came on the fourth day of widespread protests in Prayagraj, where thousands of aspirants rallied against an earlier multi-shift exam schedule.
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The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission on Thursday agreed to the demands of protesting job aspirants and announced that the Provincial Civil Service preliminary exam will be conducted in a single day, reported India Today.
This came on the fourth day of widespread protests in Prayagraj, where thousands of candidates rallied against the Commission’s proposed multi-shift schedule for the Provincial Civil Service examination as well as the Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer examination.
The Provincial Civil Service exam, originally planned for December 7 and December 8 in two shifts, will now be held on a single day. The Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer examination, scheduled for December 22 and December 23 in three shifts, has been postponed, with a new date to be determined.
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission Secretary Ashok Kumar, addressing the gathered protesters, said: “Several paper leak issues in competitive exams have come to light from different parts of the country in the past few months, in which some institutions were found to be involved. Keeping this in mind, to ensure the sanctity and transparency of competitive exams, the state government had planned to hold exams with over five lakh aspirants in multiple shifts.”
“Chief Minister Adityanath directed the Commission to maintain dialogue with the students...
