UP Police Constable Exam Cancelled, Re-Examination Within 6 Months

UP Police Constable Exam has been cancelled after allegations of paper leak.

UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2023 cancelled, re-exam in six months, says Yogi govt.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a major decision on Saturday in the interest of the youth, cancelling the recruitment examination for 60,244 constable positions in the UP Police. CM Yogi made this decision after reviewing the matter in a high-level meeting with police and administrative officials. The examination was conducted on February 17 and 18, with nearly 50 lakh youths applying and 48 lakh candidates appearing for the exam.

The Chief Minister directed that these recruitments be conducted with full transparency within six months. He also said that strict action will be taken against those who undermine the hard work of the youth and compromise the integrity of the examination. He instructed the Special Task Force (STF) to conduct a thorough investigation. It is noteworthy that the STF is actively monitoring those who breach the confidentiality of the exam, and has arrested more than 300 individuals so far.

According to sources, CM is highly displeased with DGP Recruitment Board Renuka Mishra and significant action might be taken against her. Renuka Mishra, an IPS officer of the 1990 batch, is under scrutiny. CM could take substantial action against the Police Recruitment Board due to dissatisfaction with its functioning. Several officers of the Police Recruitment Board are under scrutiny.

Earlier, a large number of candidates converged at the Eco Garden in Lucknow to voice their grievances regarding the alleged leakage of the UP Police exam papers. Students expressed their firm belief in fairness and justice, highlighting that any form of injustice against them is unacceptable, especially in a case as significant as the leak of a statewide exam. They demanded the cancellation of the leaked paper and the organisation of a fresh examination.

Notably, the UPPRPB conducted the exam to fill a total of 60,244 vacancies in the Uttar Pradesh police for the post of Police Constables. Among the total posts on offer under this recruitment, there are 24,102 posts for unreserved category candidates, 6,024 for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), 12,650 posts for Scheduled Caste (SC), 1,204 for Scheduled Tribe (ST), and 16,264 posts for Other backward Classes (OBC) candidates. 

The shortlisting of candidates for recruitment will be done based on a written examination, followed by document verification and physical standards test.