Chaos prevailed at railway stations and bus stands across Uttar Pradesh on Friday and Saturday as lakhs of candidates criss-crossed different cities to reach the centres allocated to them for the Uttar Pradesh Preliminary Eligibility Test (UPPET).
The examination gives candidates a score to apply for ‘Group C’ state government jobs.
A total of 37.58 lakh candidates had registered for the examination being conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC). The exam was slotted in four shifts – two each on Saturday and Sunday — from 10am to 12 noon, and 3pm to 5pm. Roughly, nearly 9 lakh candidates were to appear in each shift in 1,899 centres across the state. In the first shift on Saturday, the attendance was recorded at 66 per cent, while in the second shift, 67 per cent candidates appeared, it is learnt.
Images and videos on social media showed huge crowds in trains and buses across the state, with candidates struggling to reach their centres on time.
Source: Indian Express
