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More than 60% attendance was recorded successful the Civil Services Preliminary Examination-2026 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) across 17 centres successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday (May 24, 2026).
A full of 7,763 candidates had registered for the examination, which was conducted successful 2 sessions, Paper I from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and Paper II from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
According to authoritative attendance figures, 4,755 candidates attended the forenoon league portion 3,008 remained absent, taking the attendance percent to 61.25%. In the day session, 4,696 candidates appeared and 3,067 were absent, with attendance recorded astatine 60.49%.
District Collector M. Abhishikth Kishore and Joint Collector G. Vidyadhari visited introspection centres astatine Dr. V.S. Krishna Government Degree College and Gayatri Vidya Parishad colleges and reviewed the behaviour of the introspection and arrangements made for candidates.
Ram Babau, an orthopedically challenged civilian services aspirant, leaves the introspection centre aft penning the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination-2026, successful Visakhapatnam connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: V. Raju
District Revenue Officer M. Visweswara Naidu functioned arsenic coordinating supervisor and custodian of confidential worldly for the examination. Commissioner of Police Shankabrata Bagchi supervised information arrangements crossed the centres, portion Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner Ketan Garg coordinated civic and sanitation arrangements.
Mudavatu M. Nayak, Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department, served arsenic the State authorities observer, portion Joint Collector G. Vidyadhari functioned arsenic perceiver from Visakhapatnam. Sourabh Singh, Section Officer, UPSC, New Delhi, was deputed arsenic the inspecting serviceman to oversee the behaviour of the examination.
Among the centres, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering astatine Kommadi recorded 1 of the highest attendances, with 381 candidates appearing successful the greeting league and 378 successful the day league retired of 576 registered candidates.
Officials said the introspection concluded peacefully without immoderate untoward incidental being reported from immoderate of the centres.
