UP Examination Date Row: Aspirants continued their protest on Tuesday exterior the Uttar Pradesh Public Service fee (UPPSC) workplace, demanding that the PCS aand RO/ARO exams be held in a single day and one shift. Tensions escalated among the many college students after UPPSC introduced a brand new schedule for the preliminary exams. For PCS December 7 and eight in two shifts, whereas the RO and ARO Preliminary Examination 2023 is scheduled for 3 shifts on December 22 and 23.
What Are Agitating College students’ Calls for
College students protesting in opposition to the upcoming exams are demanding that checks be performed in a single shift, as beforehand performed.
Ankit Patel, an aspirant main the protest instructed PTI that college students need a return to the single-shift format. One other protester, Manorama Singh, argued that the fee’s resolution to carry exams over two days violates established guidelines. “The notification didn’t specify that exams would span two days. College students need them accomplished in a single day,” Singh
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Aspirants in Prayagraj proceed their protest exterior the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Fee (UPPSC) workplace. They’re demanding that the PCS and RO/ARO exams be performed in at some point and one shift. pic.twitter.com/dL243KGJon
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What The UPPSC Replied
The examination physique issued a press release on Monday saying that guaranteeing candidates comfort and sustaining the sanctity of exams are its prime priorities. A Fee spokesperson stated that to guard the integrity of its exams and safe college students’ futures, exams are held solely at facilities the place there is no such thing as a likelihood of any misconduct or irregularities.
To make sure truthful and high quality exams, checks have to be held in a number of shifts when there are greater than 500,000 candidates, the spokesperson stated. He added that for exams unfold throughout a number of days, a normalization course of is essential to evaluate outcomes precisely.
The spokesperson additionally cited the Supreme Courtroom’s Radhakrishnan Committee, which advisable two shifts for the NEET examination, in addition to the Police Recruitment Examination, which was equally held in two shifts.
The UPPSC spokesperson additional talked about that Fee has obtained complaints from candidates about Telegram channels and YouTubers spreading false details about the examination schedule.
(With PTI inputs)
