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The protesters staged a sit-in and surrounded the UPPSC headquarters on Monday, while a large number of police personnel tried to disperse them.
In Prayagraj, candidates continued their protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) office. (Image: ANI)
Government job aspirants in Prayagraj on Tuesday continued their protest against the UPPSC’s decision to conduct the RO-ARO and PCS preliminary exams on two different dates and withdraw the earlier practice of conducting the exams on the same day. demanded.
Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on November 5 had announced to conduct the Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer (RO-ARO) preliminary examination in three shifts on December 22 and 23 and the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) preliminary examination on December 22 and 23. There was massive criticism by the candidates in two shifts on 7 and 8 December.
The protesters on Monday surrounded the UPPSC headquarters and staged a sit-in while a large number of police personnel tried to disperse them.
Sources said the District Magistrate and Police Commissioner held a meeting late on Monday night, but it remained inconclusive.
#Watch Uttar Pradesh: Candidates continued their protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) office in Prayagraj. Their demand is that the examination of PCS and RO/ARO should be conducted in one day and one shift. Rapid Action Force (RAF) and policemen… pic.twitter.com/09MKturjRz
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Most of the protesters, including women, spent the night under the open sky, while those who had gone home returned on Tuesday morning to join the agitation at the Commission gate.
Students were seen carrying placards with slogans like “We will not back down, will remain united till we get justice” and “One day, one exam”.
On Tuesday, the agitators were seen carrying the effigy of UPPSC Chairman Sanjay Shrinet, playing drums and raising slogans against him.
Ganesh Singh, one of the protesters, said, “UPPSC Secretary Ashok Kumar came twice to pacify the students who remained adamant on their demand of ‘one day, one exam’.”
He asked, “If Union Public Service Commission can conduct the examination in a single day, then why can’t UPPSC do the same?”
Speaking to PTI, UPPSC Secretary Ashok Kumar said, “As per the guidelines of the Commission, only government institutions within a radius of 10 km of the district headquarters are used as examination centres. Earlier, the same students were allowed to appear for the examination at private institutions. Were against using it as a centre.” Underlining the logistical challenges, Kumar said, “A total of 576,000 candidates have registered for the PCS exam, while centers are available for only 435,000 students across all 75 districts. Under these circumstances, conducting the examination in two days is inevitable.” Meanwhile, RSS’s student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) said in a statement that in view of the concerns raised by the candidates, UPPSC has been asked to resolve their issues. Quick steps should be taken.
ABVP national secretary Ankit Shukla said, “ABVP demands UPPSC to immediately address the concerns of the students. The integrity and transparency of the examination should not be compromised, and all issues related to center allotment and normalization will be treated with utmost seriousness.” should be addressed.” a statement.
Echoing Shukla’s views, ABVP Kashi region secretary Abhay Pratap Singh said the commission should increase the number of districts where the examinations will be conducted.
On Monday, UPPSC said that maintaining the integrity of the examination and ensuring the convenience of the candidates is its top priority.
On concerns raised by some candidates about the normalization process, a UPPSC spokesperson said that to safeguard the future of students, the examination is being conducted exclusively at centers where the possibility of irregularities is completely eliminated. Is.
The spokesperson also claimed that various irregularities were reported at remote examination centers in the past, creating uncertainty for eligible students.
He said that to stop this and ensure merit based examination process, such centers have now been removed from the list.
In a statement issued here, the spokesperson said that to ensure the integrity and quality of the examination, only government or funded educational institutions located within a radius of 10 kilometers of a bus stand, railway station or treasury and having no history of doubt, dispute Needed Or the examination centers are being nominated by blacklisting them.
The statement said that this arrangement has been implemented in response to the demands of the candidates to maintain the purity and quality of the examination.
It said that to maintain the integrity and quality of the examinations, it is necessary to conduct them in multiple shifts, especially when there are more than 5,00,000 candidates.
(This story has not been edited by AyraNews24x7 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI,
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Prayagraj, India
