Ludhiana, May 26 -- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducted the Civil Services Preliminary Examination on Sunday, attracting thousands of aspirants in the city. Out of 4,554 registered candidates in the district, 61% appeared for the Paper 1 examination.

The exam was conducted at 15 centres across the city in two shifts: the first paper (9.30 am - 11.30 am) had 2,781 candidates, while the second paper (2.30 pm - 4.30 pm) had 2,766 candidates.

The exam centres included institutions such as SDP College for Women, SCD Government College, Government Senior Secondary Schools at Cemetery Road, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Multipurpose School, Jawahar Nagar, Government College for Girls, Ramgarhia Girls College, Khalsa Co...