UPPSC aspirants protest news: Demanding exams to be held on a single shift, thousand of students protested against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission's (UPPSC) decision to hold PCS Pre and Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) examinations on different dates and multiple shifts. 

Prayagraj police stopped the candidates who were going to sit on dharna in front of the Commission. The protest saw tensions rise, with clashes occurring between the police and candidates, leading to police resorting to lathi-charges.

While the UPPSC announced on November 5 that the Review Officer and Assistant Review Officer (RO-ARO) preliminary examination would be held in three shifts on December 22 and 23, the Provincial Civil Service (PCS) preliminary examination will be held in two shifts on December 7 and 8.

According to the schedule, the PCS prelims examination will be held on two days – December 7 and 8, 2024—and in two shifts: from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The exam will be conducted in 41 districts across the state.