Nearly 21% candidates skipped the test on Friday, while 61 people were arrested for allegedly impersonating during the exams conducted at 1,174 centres across 67 districts in two shifts.Overall, 8.2 lakh students had downloaded admit cards for Friday’s test, but almost 6.5 lakh finally appeared.
DGP Prashant Kumar visited several exam centres, monitored with drones and equipped with CCTV cameras and mobile jammers to prevent unauthorised communication. To ensure a cheating-free environment, magistrates were appointed at each centre. Over 2,100 buses of UPSRTC were deployed for ferrying students to exam centres.
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