# Azamgarh PET exam first shift ends, candidates call current affairs tricky 2026-10-25T08:56:12+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The first shift of the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission in Azamgarh concluded peacefully on Sunday, 25 October. Candidates faced thorough frisking before entering the 30 exam centres, where 13,344 candidates are appearing for the test. District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar and Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Anil Kumar visited centres to ensure smooth conduct. Candidates who emerged after the shift gave mixed reactions. Archana Gautam said the paper was good but current affairs questions were confusing. Ravindra Patel called the paper excellent and all questions relevant. Aditya Kumar said General Knowledge was tough while Maths and Reasoning were not easy. Deepak Kumar stated that current affairs questions were designed to mislead. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The mixed feedback from candidates, some praising the paper as relevant, others calling current affairs tricky, suggests the exam was neither uniformly easy nor hard. The district administration's heavy presence at centres signals the commission's focus on preventing malpractice. With the second shift still to come on Sunday, the actual difficulty and fairness of the test can only be judged after results are published. The next step is completion of the second shift and eventual release of scorecards. ## Coverage - bhaskar.com Straightforward report of exam conduct and candidate reactions, no editorialising. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Azamgarh, PET, Ravindra Kumar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/azamgarh-pet-exam-first-shift-ends-candidates-call-current-affairs-tricky/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/azamgarh-pet-exam-first-shift-ends-candidates-call-current-affairs-tricky/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/