RPSC releases admit cards for RAS Mains 2024
Ajmer: The Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC) issued admit cards Saturday for the RAS Mains 2024, confirming the examination dates as June 17 and 18. This decision finalises the schedule despite protests by candidates in Jaipur who demanded the exam be postponed until after the declaration of the RAS 2023 results.
RPSC is ready to conduct the exams at 48 centres in Jaipur and 29 in Ajmer for 21,539 candidates who cleared the RAS Preliminary Exam 2024.
An official source from RPSC stated, "We are going as per the schedule and are prepared to conduct the exam on the timetable given before." Another source added, "As the new chairman of the RPSC, Utkal Ranjan Sahoo, took charge recently, it would not send the right message to postpone the first exam conducted under his chairmanship."
A third source mentioned, "The state govt has not recommended anything in this matter; therefore, the exam will proceed as scheduled, and admit cards have already been issued.
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Meanwhile, candidates who presented a memorandum to the RPSC before protesting in Jaipur stated that many who cleared the RAS Preliminary 2024 are appearing for interviews of RAS 2023 and are demanding that the RAS Mains be conducted after the RAS 2023 results are declared.
RPSC secretary Ramniwas Mehta said that despite the protest, 20,000 admit cards were download on first day out of the odd 21,500. "RPSC is determined to conduct exams on time," said Mehta. tnn
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