'1 day, 1 exam': UPPSC aspirants continue protest on day 2

New Delhi: Thousands of aspirants continued to protest on the second consecutive day against the decision of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) to conduct the Review Officers (RO), Assistant Review Officers, and PCS preliminary examinations on different dates, in UP's Prayagraj city.

The protesters gathered in front of the UPPSC headquarters and even as the police tried to disperse them, they continued their 'Dharna' on Tuesday. Most of the protesters stayed at the same site for the night while other protesters, who left the site on Monday evening, joined the agitation today. Protesters shouted slogans like 'One day, one exam'.

Reports said a team of the district administration held a meeting with a delegation of protesters which remained inconclusive.


Meanwhile, the UPPSC claimed that its top priority was to maintain exam integrity, besides looking at the convenience of the candidates. A spokesperson of the UPPSC said examinations are conducted exclusively at the centre to uphold its sanctity and safeguard students' future. He also recalled that various irregularities have surfaced at the remote examination centres in the past.

To prevent this and ensure a merit-based examination process, such centres have now been removed, he added. The UPPSC has, this time, selected only government or funded educational institutions, located close to bus stands, railway stations, for examinations.

The UPPSC has said that it aims to maintain integrity and quality of the examinations. Keeping in mind the high number of over 500,000 candidates, UPPSC prefers to hold the examinations in multiple shifts.