LUCKNOW, Oct. 25 -- A total of 69.63% candidates appeared on the first day of the three-day Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET) 2026 held in two shifts in 60 districts of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, said UPSSSC chairman SN Sabat here.

Across the state, out of 11,80,434 total candidates, 8,21,986 appeared (69.63%) while 3,58,448 skipped it. In state capital, 38,304 candidates were registered, of which 29,081 (75.95%) appeared for the test an official said.

"An FIR has been lodged under relevant sections against a candidate Pawan Kumar Sharma who was caught taking the exam in place of one Rajnesh Sharma in the second shift in Ghaziabad. Also, through artificial intelligence, 14 ...