The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on Thursday said yes to the demands of the protesting aspirants, saying that the PCS exam will be held in a single day. This change came days after long protests by the aspirants in Prayagraj .
Earlier the PCS exam was to be held in two shifts on December 7 and 8. The Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer (RO-ARO) preliminary examination was to be held in three shifts on December 22 and 23 and has been postponed. A decision on fixing the dates officially will come after the UPPSC submits the the Final copy of reports.
These protests have been continuous and persistent since the past 4 days .
“Several paper leaks have been seen at multiple times and due to this the commission decided on having the exams in multiple shifts”. These exams are of prime importance in deciding the future of the aspirants that’s why to the sanctity and transparency this dual exam system was imposed by the commission. Kumar Added.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took note of the protests by UPPSC aspirants in Prayagraj and requested UPPSC to listen to the needs of the aspirants.
On November 5, the UPPSC announced that the RO-ARO and the PCS exams were in three and two shifts, respectively. The decision to hold the exams on multiple days led to confusion and chaos among the aspirants. One of the major concerns of the aspirants was that Multiple days can lead to an extra challenge during high stress periods of the Examination.
Aspirant Rahul Pandey said they will continue the rebellion till a firm decision is taken on the RO and ARO exams. “We do not trust this announcement as no official notice has been uploaded on the Commission’s website in this regard,” he said.
According to officials, a group of miscreants broke barriers and damaged coaching centre signboards on Tuesday night, prompting the police to register the FIR. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said the BJP government will work in the interest of the students and will also stand with them. “Decisions will be taken in the interest of the students,” he added.
