Students protested against the UPPSC decision to conduct the RO-ARO and PCS preliminary exams on different dates.
New Delhi:
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has assured candidates of maintaining exam integrity and ensuring its sanctity as several students staged protested against the alleged irregularities in the UPPSC exam. The commission also noted that, in order to uphold the sanctity of its examinations and safeguard students’ futures, it conducts exams exclusively at centres where irregularities cannot occur. Consequently, the authorities ensure that only reputable institutions meet the criteria for exam centres.
A spokesperson from the commission accepted that in the past, various irregularities had surfaced at the remote exam centres creating uncertainty for the students. However, the commission has removed such centres to prevent this and create a merit-based examination process.
UPPSC Defends Exam Schedule Amid Student Protests, Ensures Integrity and Transparency
The Provincial Civil Services (PCS) Preliminary examination will take place over two days, on December 7 and 8. Meanwhile, the Review Officer (RO) and Assistant Review Officer (ARO) Preliminary examination 2023 will occur in three shifts on December 22 and 23.
Maintaining that the primary goal of the government and the Commission is to safeguard students’ interests and ensure selection based on merit, the spokesperson of the commission mentioned that they have received a letter from candidates informing them that certain Telegram channels and YouTubers are conspiring to postpone the UPPSC exam. These channels are spreading confusion about the normalisation process and are misleading candidates. However, despite the concerns raised, many candidates— for whom both the exam and timing are crucial— have expressed support for the commission’s decision. Consequently, these candidates recognize the importance of maintaining the integrity and fairness of the examination process.
The spokesperson announced that to ensure the integrity and quality of exams, authorities will designate only government or funded educational institutions located within a 10-km radius of a bus stand, railway station, or treasury, and with no history of suspicion, controversy, or blacklisting, as exam centres.The exams will accommodate over 5,00,000 candidates across multiple shifts to maintain integrity and quality. Authorities will conduct the normalization process in order to evaluate the results, especially when exams take place across multiple days or shifts for a single advertisement. Thus, this process ensures fairness and consistency in the evaluation of all candidates.
