UPSC PT Examination held in 56 centers of Ranchi, 14409 in first shift and 14,304 candidates in second shift appear

Ranchi: he preliminary examination of Civil Services was conducted by UPSC. In Jharkhand, centers were set up for this only in Ranchi. This examination was conducted in 56 sub-centres of Ranchi Centre. The exam was taken in two shifts. The first shift was taken from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and the second shift was taken from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm.

A total of 26054 candidates were issued admit cards for the examination at Ranchi Centre. Out of which a total of 14409 candidates appeared in the first shift and a total of 14,304 candidates appeared in the second shift. The examination was conducted peacefully and malpractice free. Strict steps were taken to ensure compliance of the directions given by the Commission.

One local inspecting officer, one assistant supervisor, one magistrate and adequate police force were deputed at all the examination centres. Carrying any kind of electronic equipment inside the examination center was prohibited.

To ensure this, the female and male police personnel were able to enter the examination center only after checking the female and male candidates respectively. Proper arrangements were made to keep his personal belongings. For the successful conduct of the examination, the commission had deputed three senior officials Abu Bakkar Siddiqui, Prashant Kumar and IAS Jitendra Kumar Singh as observers.