Jaipur, June 17 -- The Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) Mains Exam commenced on Tuesday in Jaipur and Ajmer, with the exam scheduled to be conducted in two shifts over two days.

In Jaipur, the exam will be conducted at 48 designated examination centres, while 29 centres have been set up in Ajmer. Thousands of aspiring candidates are expected to appear for this highly competitive recruitment examination.

Speaking to ANI, one of the candidates appearing for the exam expressed surprise that the exam was not postponed, given the recent unrest. "It was expected, looking at the disturbance that was going on for 4-5 days, that the exams would be postponed, but it didn't happen," the student said.

Authorities have made extensive arrangem...