UPSSSC PET-2026 Underway at 16 Hathras Centres With 13,152 Candidates

The Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC) Preliminary Eligibility Test (PET)-2026 is being conducted in two shifts at 16 examination centres in Hathras on the second examination day. A total of 13,152 candidates are registered for the two shifts. The district administration and the police department have made extensive arrangements to ensure that the examination is conducted in a cheating-free, fair and peaceful manner.

Hathras, 30 October 2026. CCTV cameras are being used to monitor the examination centres. Officials and police personnel have also been deployed to maintain security and ensure that the arrangements remain in place throughout the examination.

The examination is being held at 16 centres across the district. These include nine non-government aided secondary schools, five schools affiliated with the CBSE board and two non-government aided degree colleges.

The first shift is scheduled from 10 am to 12 noon, while the second shift is scheduled from 3 pm to 5 pm. There are 6,576 registered candidates in each shift. The actual number of candidates who attend or remain absent in the two shifts being held on Friday will be clear after the examination is completed.

Across the three examination days and six shifts, a total of 39,456 candidates are registered in the district. Friday is the second examination day of PET-2026, and both shifts are being conducted as scheduled.

District Magistrate Satyaprakash Patel has directed officials to ensure that CCTV cameras at all examination centres remain operational. He has also instructed them to make arrangements for uninterrupted power supply, drinking water and adequate lighting. Arrangements have also been directed for keeping the belongings of candidates safe at the centres.

Superintendent of Police Chiranjiv Nath Sinha has instructed officials to deploy adequate police personnel around the examination centres. Directions have also been issued to keep traffic movement smooth and maintain special vigil over suspicious activities in and around the centres.

To supervise the examination, 16 static magistrates and 16 sector magistrates have been deployed across the district. In addition, 50 per cent of the room invigilators have been assigned external duty. The arrangement has been made to maintain transparency in the examination and enable effective monitoring of the overall arrangements.

A one-day academic holiday has also been declared in government, non-government aided and recognised secondary schools across Hathras because of the PET examination. District Inspector of Schools Dr. Neeraj Goyal has issued instructions to the principals in this regard.

However, the necessary arrangements related to the examination and administrative work will continue as usual. The academic holiday applies to the functioning of the secondary schools, while work connected with conducting the examination will remain in place.

The commission has advised candidates to reach their examination centre two hours before the examination begins. The entry gates will be closed half an hour before the start of the examination. Candidates must carry their admit card and Aadhaar card for entry into the centre.

A photograph and iris scan will also be used for identity verification. Candidates have therefore been advised to reach the centre before the prescribed time so that the entry-related process can be completed without difficulty.

The first examination day of PET-2026 was held on 25 October. The final examination day has been scheduled for 1 November. On Friday, the examination is being conducted in both shifts as part of the second examination day.

The district administration has said that efforts are being made to ensure that the examination is completed peacefully, fairly and without cheating at all 16 centres.