LUCKNOW, May 13 -- An alleged attempt to cheat during the Lecturer Cadre written examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Education Service Selection Commission (UPESSC), Prayagraj, was detected through AI-based monitoring, leading to swift action and the arrest of a candidate in Meerut.

The incident occurred during the second shift on May 10 when Krishna Pal, son of Hukum Singh, a Divyang category candidate, appeared for the Chemistry paper at Ismail National Women's PG College in Meerut using crutches. His activities were flagged by the AI-Integrated Control Command Room set up by the Commission.

Prashant Kumar, chairman of the Commission, said that the centre superintendent was alerted immediately after suspicious behaviour was det...