Candidates in Lucknow celebrated on Friday after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced the cancellation of the 2023 Uttar Pradesh Police constable civil police exam and ordered a re-examination within six months.
The decision came after reports of paper leaks surfaced, prompting widespread protests from candidates who alleged the exam papers were circulated on social media and sold for hefty sums.
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"Orders have been given to cancel the examination-2023 conducted for selection to the posts of Reserve Civil Police and to conduct re-examination within the next 06 months. There can be no compromise with the sanctity of examinations. Those who play with the hard work of the youth will not," CM Yogi Adityanath wrote on X.
The exam, held on Feb. 17-18 across 2,385 centers in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, aimed to fill 60,244 positions in the police force. The specific date for the re-examination has not yet been announced.
The Uttar Pradesh government also ordered an investigation into reported irregularities and manipulation in the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) examination, focusing on administrative aspects rather than the exam content. Candidates can file complaints via email to secyappoint@nic.in until Feb. 27.