PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 12 -- The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) is preparing to issue a notification in October for recruitment to more than 500 posts of review officer (RO) and assistant review officer (ARO), ending a nearly three-year wait for lakhs of aspirants. The number of vacancies, particularly for AROs, has increased following the recent promotion of around 350 AROs to the post of RO, creating vacancies in the lower cadre, informed an official of the commission aware of the move. The commission had last advertised recruitment to 411 RO and ARO posts on October 9, 2023. The recruitment drive had drawn a record 10,76,004 applications, underlining the high demand for these government jobs. The UPPSC had earlier received requisitions for 359 vacancies- 92 RO and 267 ARO posts - from the Uttar Pradesh secretariat. It had also received a requisition for 69 RO/ARO posts from the board of revenue. The total number of vacancies has since increased. Confirming the development, UPPSC secretary Girijesh Kumar Tyagi said the commission had received the requisitions for the vacant posts and was making efforts to begin the application process this month....