LUCKNOW, Oct. 31 -- Of the 11,80,434 candidates registered for the Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2026 conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) on Friday, 7,87,964 (66.75%) appeared for the examination at 1,372 centres across 60 districts of the state. In Jhansi district, police registered an FIR against a candidate, after he was found carrying a Bluetooth device. AI-based matching flagged 22 candidates as suspicious-13 in the first shift and nine in the second. The police will investigate the cases, said commission chairman SN Sabat. More than 73% of candidates appeared for PET-2026 in Lucknow on Friday. In the first shift, 14,175 (74.01%) of the 19,152 registered candidates appeared, while 4,977 remained absent. In the second shift, 14,038 (73.29%) of the 19,152 registered candidates took the test, with 5,114 remaining absent. htc...