LUCKNOW, June 1 -- The Joint BEd Entrance Exam-2026 in Uttar Pradesh was held on Sunday in which around 90% of the 4,44,958 registered candidates participated in both shifts of the examination, a government spokesperson said.

The exam was conducted at 1,011 centres across 72 districts of the state. The responsibility for organising the exam was entrusted to Bundelkhand University, Jhansi.

Yogendra Upadhyay, UP higher education minister, expressed satisfaction with the successful organisation of the exam. He said 4,44,958 candidates, including 2,72,659 female, 1,72,297 male, and 2 transgender candidates, were registered for the exam. The general knowledge and language subject examination was held in the first shift, and the aptitude test...