Overview

• The two-day screening exam is being held on September 6 and 7 in two shifts from 10 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 5 pm across 48 districts.
• UPSRTC has mobilized nearly 11,000 buses statewide, including about 1,000 from Lucknow, with 24x7 help desks and reserve fleets; the Prayagraj region alone planned 520 buses.
• Indian Railways scheduled four special trains—two between Lucknow Junction and Lakhimpur and two between Gomtinagar and Gorakhpur—backed by standby rakes and on-demand services, according to NCR officials.
• Security measures include STF vigilance, CCTV feeds to the UPSSSC master control room, on-site police presence, and biometric and document verification at centres.
• Initial feedback from candidates points to generally manageable papers with trickier current affairs and tougher data interpretation sections, and no major disruptions reported at sites such as Kanpur.