UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 cancelled; CM Yogi Adityanath issues statement
UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2023, held on February 17 and 18, 2024, has been cancelled.
The UP Constable Civil Police Direct Recruitment Exam 2023conducted on February 17 and 18 at 2,385 centers in all 75 districts of the state, is cancelled. The Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, made a major announcement on Saturday stating that the UP Police Officer Recruitment Exam-2023 was canceled after reports of paper leaks surfaced. In response, guidelines have been issued for organizing a re-examination within the next six months. Share a post on X (formally Twitter), Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday tweeted: “UP Police officer civil police exams 2023 cancelled, orders issued to re-conduct the exams within next six months….” He further said that strict action would be taken against those found guilty of the alleged paper leak.
“@Uppolice Orders have been issued to cancel the 2023 exam conducted for selection for the posts of the Reserve Civil Police and to conduct a fresh examination within the next six months. There can be no compromise on the sanctity of examinations. Those who play along with the hard work of the youth will not be spared under any circumstances. Strictest action will definitely be taken against such unruly elements,” his tweet read.
UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 cancelled. Read CM Yogi Adityanath’s tweet
.@Uppolice I think I did a good job From 2023 to May 6, 2023 I think: I think it’s a good choice
I think I did well सकता।
I think I did a good job I think I…
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) February 24, 2024
#UPP_Paper_Leak: UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024 for over 60,000 vacancies canceled after paper leak report
Under ‘Mission Rozgar’, the state government would recruit 60,244 police officers to further strengthen the police force. The exams for the same were held at 2385 centers on February 17 and 18. Shortly after the two-day recruitment exam was completed, reports emerged from the UP Police Exam Paper Leak went viral on various social media platforms.
To express their disappointment, aspirants and other exam candidates used hashtags #UPP_Paper_Leakage and tagging the official Twitter handle of the Office of Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, and CM Yogi Adityanath. Sharing posts on However, the board rejected the document UP Police Officer Exam Paper Leak Report.
UP Police Constable Recruitment Exam 2024: 60,000 Posts and 6 Lakh Aspirants
According to the report by news agency ANI, over six lakh candidates from states other than Uttar Pradesh have registered, 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.
Soon after the announcement was made to cancel the exam, the protesting students, who were demanding the re-examination, were seen celebrating. Earlier on Monday, the UP Police Recruitment and Promotion Board had constituted an internal committee to probe the allegations of paper leaks and viral question papers and answer sheets on social media.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Candidates in Lucknow celebrate as CM Yogi Adityanath announces cancellation of UP Police Constable Civil Police Exams 2023 and orders re-examination within the next six months. pic.twitter.com/RCWJS8UBDd
— ANI (@ANI) February 24, 2024
“I express my gratitude to CM Yogi Adityanath for fulfilling our demand. Within the next two months we will show them that the youth are with them… They saved our lives. Candidates died by suicide…, an aspirant told news agency ANI.
UPPSC RO, ARO Paper Leak 2024 – Major Update
The UP government has also issued an order to probe the alleged irregularities and manipulation in the Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) investigation, not in the newspaper but at the government level. “Candidates can file a complaint with @secyappoint@nic.in till February 27. Before this, the Police Recruitment Board is also investigating the alleged rigging in the recruitment examination of constables,” the order said.