LUCKNOW, July 27 -- More than 50% of the candidates skipped the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) Preliminary Examination-2023 in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow on Sunday.

"Around 48.8 percent of candidates turned up for the exam. A total of 61,512 were registered to appear in the said exam held at 129 centres of Lucknow," said district magistrate Vishak G.

Some candidates alleged that invigilators forcibly removed all their "Kalawa" (sacred thread), water bottles and other belongings outside the centres to ensure that the candidates do not resort to any kind of foul play. The exam was held in one shift from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on popular demands of candidates.

On March 2, 2024, chief minister Yogi Adityanath ordered canc...