A significant crowd and rush were evident on Saturday at various railway stations in Uttar Pradesh, where candidates were heading to take the constable recruitment exam.

UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024: A significant crowd and rush were evident on Saturday at various railway stations in Uttar Pradesh, where candidates were heading to take the constable recruitment exam. Under ‘Mission Rozgar’, the state government is recruiting 60,244 police constables to further strengthen the police force, the examinations for which are being conducted on February 17 and 18 at 2385 centres in all 75 districts of the state. A total of 2,385 examination centers have been established across all districts, where 48,17,441 candidates will appear for their examination. According to the report by news agency ANI, more than 6 lakh candidates from states other than Uttar Pradesh have applied, including 2,67,305 candidates from Bihar, 74,769 from Haryana, 17,112 from Jharkhand, 98,400 from Madhya Pradesh, 42,259 from Delhi, 97,277 from Rajasthan, 14,627 from Uttarakhand, 5,512 from West Bengal, 3,151 from Maharashtra, and 3,404 from Punjab.

It is reported that a total of 48,17,441 candidates have applied for the exam, including 15,48,969 female candidates. On Saturday, February 17, a total of 12,04,360 candidates will appear in the exam in both the first and second shifts, and on Sunday, February 18, a total of 12,04,361 candidates will appear in the first shift, and 12,04,360 candidates in the second shift, ANI reported.

UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024: 122 Held For Cheating on Day 1

To ensure the integrity of the examination, 50 per cent of the personnel appointed at the examination centre have been appointed by the District Magistrates and the remaining 50 percent have been appointed by Center Administrators (Principal). Meanwhile cheating and using unfair means to clear the examination were strictly prohibited. However, more than 120 people were arrested across Uttar Pradesh in the last two days for impersonating candidates in the police constable recruitment examination and cheating, officials said on Saturday, news agency PTI reported.

122 arrested across UP for impersonation, cheating in constable recruitment exam

Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar said among the 122 arrested in total, 15 were in Etah, nine each in Mau, Prayagraj and Siddharthanagar, eight in Ghazipur, seven in Azamgarh, six in Gorakhpur, five in Jaunpur, four in Firozabad, three each in Kaushambi and Hathras, two each in Jhansi, Varanasi, Agra and Kanpur, and one each in Ballia, Deoria and Bijnor. Kumar conducted a surprise inspection at two examination centres in the Gomtinagar area of Lucknow earlier in the day. Additional Director General of the STF Amitabh Yash told news agency PTI that those arrested were using chits. Some were arrested for impersonating actual candidates, while some people were arrested for duping candidates, he added.

In eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia district, a man allegedly took money from candidates on the promise that he would clear the exam for them. According to a statement issued by the Ballia Police, Saleem Ansari was arrested by a team from the Rasda police station. Police seized Rs 8.99 lakh from Ansari which he had allegedly taken from candidates appearing in the test, it said, PTI reported.

UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024: Huge Crowd Across Railway Stations

Meanwhile, photos and videos have been circulating on various social media platforms, showing large crowds of hopefuls waiting for trains at multiple railway stations in Uttar Pradesh.

It’s far tougher to become a police constable in India compared to cracking JEE exam to become an engineer.

This scene is from Charbagh station in UP.

48L candidates are appearing for 60K jobs at 2378 examination centres across 75 districts of UP.

Now extrapolate this to… pic.twitter.com/PBbtrh7OUO

— Rajesh Sawhney 🇮🇳 (@rajeshsawhney) February 18, 2024

Shri SM Sharma, DRM/LKO, along with a team of officers, personally oversaw the operation of #exam special trains and crowd management at Lucknow Charbagh station. pic.twitter.com/shPndYrugT

— DRM Lucknow NR (@drm_lko) February 17, 2024

Did Sunny Leone Appear For UP Police Recruitment Exam? Admit Card Goes Viral

A viral photograph surfaced on social media on Saturday (February 17), depicting actor Sunny Leone’s name and image on an admit card for the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment examination. The UP Constable Recruitment examination admit card features a picture of the Indian actress along with the candidate’s name, ‘Sunny Leon.’ The exam date on the admission card is February 17, and it appears that the same information was used for registration on the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board (UPPRB) website as well. To know more, read this story HERE. Meanwhile, security has been ramped up at the examination centers for the smooth conduct of the exam.

(With Agencies inputs)