Prayagraj: The aspirants protesting against the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) since Monday called off their stir on Friday after the UPPSC authorities rescheduled the PCS (Preliminary) examination 2024 to Dec 22. Accommodating the needs of aspirants, the examination will be conducted in a single day instead of on two days, earlier scheduled for Dec 7 and 8. The rescheduled exam will take place on Dec 22 in two shifts, from 9:30am to 11:30am and 2:30pm to 4:30pm.
The change aims to ease travel and scheduling issues for candidates, enabling them to complete the exam in one day. Prompted by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, UPPSC authorities took swift action to revise the schedule and address the aspirants' demands efficiently. After postponing the review officer (RO)/assistant review officer (ARO) exams, the UPPSC authorities constituted a four-member committee headed by senior member (UPPSC) Kalp Raj Singh to examine all aspects of the RO/ARO exams.
The committee will submit its report shortly. The aspirants said that they would look into the report of the UPPSC committee regarding the RO/ARO exam and act accordingly. Majority of aspirants protesting in front of the UPPSC gate since Monday, returned from the protest site on Friday morning.
After the stir was called off, the police allowed vehicular movement on one side of the road of Stanley Road on Prayagraj-Lucknow highway bringing relief to commuters. DCP (city) Abhishek Bharti told TOI that the number of p.