CNN Central News & Networks / ITDC India ePress / ITDC News /Agencies/ Bhopal: The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2026 is being held in 60 districts of the state from Friday, October 30. Around 37 lakh candidates are expected to appear in the examination. In view of smooth conduct of the exam and security arrangements, instructions have been issued to keep schools closed in the districts concerned. Police and the administration have been put on alert across the state.
Exam in two shifts at 1,372 centres: The commission has set up a total of 1,372 centres in 60 districts for the examination. The exam is being conducted in two shifts. The first shift is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and the second shift from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The PET examination was also held on October 25. After this, the remaining examination schedule will be completed on October 30 and November 1.
School holiday in 60 districts: In view of the heavy crowd of candidates at examination centres and traffic pressure, a holiday has been declared in schools from the primary to intermediate level in the 60 districts concerned. However, schools will remain open as usual in the 15 districts where examination centres have not been set up. These include Ambedkar Nagar, Amethi, Ballia, Balrampur, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Kasganj, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Sambhal, Shravasti, Siddharthnagar, Sultanpur and Varanasi.
Police on high alert for security: Additional police force has been deployed at all examination centres, including Lucknow. A total of 45 examination centres have been set up in Lucknow. One sub-inspector, two male constables and two female constables have been deployed at each centre. In addition, PAC personnel are also handling security arrangements.
The commission has set up a special control room to monitor the examination. Artificial intelligence is being used to keep watch on activities such as solver gangs and paper leaks. Teams of the Uttar Pradesh STF are also monitoring the entire process.
An important examination for government recruitment: Through PET, preliminary eligibility is determined for candidates for recruitment to Group ‘C’ posts in various government departments in Uttar Pradesh. Candidates who pass the examination become eligible to appear in the relevant recruitment examinations ahead.
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