LUCKNOW, June 7 -- As Uttar Pradesh gears up for one of the country's largest police recruitment examinations on June 8, 9 and 10, the state government is out to ensure that the successful template of the August 2024 re-test, which was held six months after a question paper leak controversy, still holds firm.

The examination, one of the biggest in the country, will be conducted in the run-up to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

With government jobs continuing to be a politically sensitive issue among young voters, the examination's success or failure could have implications far beyond recruitment at a time when several tests, including the NEET-UG paper leak, the CBSE Class 12 on-screen marking controversy and glitches in the C...