In view of the upcoming Combined State/Upper Subordinate Services (PCS Preliminary) Examination-2025 and Assistant Conservator of Forest / Range Forest Officer (Preliminary) Examination-2025, scheduled to be held on October 12, District Magistrate Vishakh G convened an important meeting with all Centre Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, Nodal Officers, and Sector Magistrates at the Public Service Commission Examination Building on Monday. The district magistrate directed all officials to ensure the examinations is conducted peacefully and strictly in accordance with the procedures issued by the Commission. He instructed all centre superintendents to thoroughly study and comply with the guidelines issued by the Commission, emphasising that no negligence will be tolerated.
The district magistrate informed that a total of 59 examination centres have been set up in the district. The examination will be conducted in two shifts on Sunday, October 12 — the first shift from 9:30 am to 11:30 am and the second shift from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. He stated that examination papers will be delivered to the centres by the sector magistrates under police escort. The district magistrate further informed that 27,456 candidates will appear in the examination from Lucknow district. He directed that all CCTV cameras at the centres be checked to ensure they are functioning properly. In addition, arrangements should be made outside each centre for candidates to deposit their mobile phones and other belongings. To ensure a copy-free examination, 59 sector magistrates and 59 static magistrates have been appointed. The district magistrate instructed all centre superintendents and nodal officers to ensure adequate arrangements for lighting, fans, drinking water and toilets at all centres. He emphasised that all rooms should be well-lit and any shortcomings should be addressed immediately.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Secretary, Public Service Commission Vivek Srivastava, Additional District Magistrate (Civil Supplies) Jyoti Gautam, District Inspector of Schools Rakesh Singh and other departmental officers.