LUCKNOW, Jan. 8 -- After intelligence inputs received by the Special Task Force and a confidential inquiry into allegations of serious irregularities, including paper leakage, the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the cancellation of the assistant professor examination on chief minister Yogi Adityanath's directions, according to a press release.

The Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission has been directed to conduct the examination afresh at the earliest, ensuring complete fairness, transparency, and integrity.

The examination was conducted in April last year by the UPESSC. The chief minister had ordered the confidential inquiry, according to the press release.

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