New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Uttar Pradesh's secondary education department has urged candidates for more than 17,000 vacancies in aided secondary schools to ignore rumours and focus on examination preparation, saying recruitment is being conducted under the notified rules and eligibility conditions.

The Education Service Selection Commission has issued an advertisement to fill the vacancies, according to the department. The stated objective is to address teacher shortages in aided secondary schools and improve the learning environment for students. Candidates have been advised to rely on the official advertisement and government orders rather than unverified claims circulating on social media or other channels.

The department said selected ca...