UPPCS exam postponed, now likely to be held in mid-December

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has postponed the upcoming UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 examination. The test — initially slated for October 27 is now likely to take place in mid-December this year. Officials have not announced a revised date for the exam at this time.

“Now the said examination is likely to be conducted by the middle of the coming December month…he candidates will soon be informed separately through a release regarding the date and program of conducting the examination,” an official communique added on Wednesday evening.

The UPPSC preliminary examination will be held later this year for combined state/upper subordinate services. The test comprises of two compulsory papers of 200 marks each with answers that have to be marked on OMR sheets. Both papers will have to be solved on the same day — with Paper I being held from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and Paper II from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

The update comes mere weeks after officials nabbed a former principal of the Bishop Johnson Girls School and College in Prayagraj for her role in an examination paper leak. The STF had arrested six members of a gang, including a staff of a printing press, in June this year for their alleged involvement in leaking the exam paper.

The exam, conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC), was held across the state on February 11. The state government cancelled the exam on March 2 after reports indicated that the paper had been leaked.

According to the STF, the paper was leaked in two ways — from the examination centre on the morning of February 11 before the test commenced and from the printing press in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

The review officer (RO)/assistant review officer (ARO) examination was held on February 11, 2024 by the UPPSC. UPPSC secretary Ashok Kumar had on March 2 registered a criminal case at Civil Lines police station against unknown persons in the paper leakage of RO/ARO examination.

(With inputs from agencies)