Thousands of aspirants protest outside UPPSC headquarters in Prayagraj over exam format

Government job aspirants in Prayagraj on Tuesday continued their protest against the UPPSC’s decision to conduct the RO-ARO and PCS preliminary examinations on two different dates, demanding a rollback to the earlier practice of holding the tests on a single day.

On November 5, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) announced to hold the Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer (RO-ARO) preliminary examination in three shifts on December 22 and 23, and the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) preliminary examination in two shifts on December 7 and 8, drawing large-scale criticism from the aspirants.

The protesters laid siege to the UPPSC headquarters on Monday by staging a sit-in even as a large posse of police personnel tried to disperse them.