UPPSC PCS, RO exam dates released. Details here

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission has released the exam dates for the PCS Prelims, AO, and ARO examinations. According to the notification, the exam will be held across 41 districts in the state.

The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) has announced the exam dates for the Combined State/Senior Subordinate Services (Prelims) PCS and the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) exams.

As per the official notification, the UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 exam will take place on December 7 and December 8, while the UPPSC RO Exam 2024 is scheduled for December 22 and December 23.

The UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 exam was originally scheduled for October 27, 2024, but it was postponed. In the postponement notification, the commission stated that the exam is now expected to be held in mid-December 2024.

DETAILS OF UPPSC PCS PRELIMS 2024

In its official notification, the commission mentioned that the UPPSC PCS Prelims 2024 exam will be conducted in two sessions each day, owing to the limited number of examination centres that meet the required standards to accommodate the large number of candidates.

"According to the provisions, despite every possible effort to meet the required standards concerning the number and capacity of examination centres recommended by the committees for determining centres in all districts of the state, the availability of appropriate centres is not feasible in accordance with the number of candidates," reads the official notice.

The UPPSC has announced that the exams scheduled for December 7 and 8, 2024, will be held in two sessions each day. The first session will take place from 9:30 am to 11:30 am, and the second session will be from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. These exams will be conducted across 41 districts in the state, as stated in the official notification.

The UPPSC RO 2024 exam will also be conducted in multiple shifts, as a maximum of 5 lakh candidates can be accommodated in a single shift. If the number of candidates exceeds this limit, the exam will be held in multiple shifts. With over 10 lakh candidates having applied for the test, the exam will be conducted in two shifts on December 22 and in a single shift on December 23.