LUCKNOW, March 23 -- In a push to expand employment opportunities for women, the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) has announced recruitment for 2,584 posts of bus conductors on a contractual basis. The hiring will be done without any written examination, with selection based purely on merit.

According to the official notification, women who have passed Intermediate (Class 12) will be eligible to apply, provided they also hold a CCC (Course on Computer Concepts) certificate. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the Intermediate examination.

Transport minister (independent charge) Dayashankar Singh said the recruitment drive has been designed to make jobs more accessible for women. He ad...