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Uttar Pradesh Conducts RO/ARO Re-Exam Smoothly Under Tight Security

The one-shift exam saw a 42.29% turnout under new oversight measures

Huge rush of candidates at Charbagh railway station in Lucknow on Sunday. (HT Photo)
Candidates at one of the centres in Lucknow where RO/ARO prelim exam 2023 was held on July 27. (Deepak Gupta/HT photo)
Candidates at one of the centres in Prayagraj where UP RO/ARO (Pre) Exam-2023 was held on July 27. (HT photo)
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Overview

  • The reconducted RO/ARO Preliminary Examination–2023 took place on July 27 in a single 9:30 AM–12:30 PM shift across 2,382 centres in all 75 districts
  • Biometric checks, AI alerts, CCTV surveillance and Special Task Force teams safeguarded the exam, yielding zero reported irregularities
  • Only 454,997 of 1,076,004 registered candidates appeared, with Lucknow recording under 49% turnout among its 61,512 registrants
  • District magistrates served as nodal officers to coordinate centre arrangements and address issues in real time
  • This re-exam followed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s cancellation of the February 2024 session after a paper leak and met his six-month reconduct directive