Prayagraj, 14 November (HS): Accepting aspirants'

demands, the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) on Thursday

postponed the Review Officer (RO) and Assistant Review Officer (ARO) exams and

declared that the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) preliminary exam would be

held on the existing pattern. The Commission also announced the formation of a

committee to oversee RO and ARO examinations. The UPPSC has decided to postpone

the RO and ARO exams and hold the PCS pre-exam on the existing pattern,

according to an officer standing outside the UPPSC office. A number of

candidates are protesting outside the UPPSC building, demanding that the tests

be held in a single shift.

While some candidates were pleased with the

announcement that the PCS preliminary exam will be conducted as before, many

studying for the RO and ARO exams were unhappy.

Aspirant Rahul Pandey stated that they will

continue the agitation until a resolution is made on the RO and ARO tests. We

do not trust this announcement because no formal notification has been posted

on the Commission's website in this regard, Pandey stated.

Another aspirant stated that the administration

is implementing a divide and rule tactic and referred to it as a

partial decision so that PCS preliminary exam candidates can leave from here. When

called, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak stated that the government will

work in the students' best interests and support them. He said that decisions

will be made with the students' best interests in mind.

During his visit to Prayagraj earlier in the day,

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav voiced the students' demand. Those

who preach about 'One Nation, One Election' can't manage exams in a single day,

Yadav remarked, criticizing the BJP government. The Commission had set December

7 and 8 for the PCS preliminary test, and December 22 and 23 for the RO and ARO

preliminary exams.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi