Telangana Group III exam conducted peacefully, overall attendance around 50%

On November 17, the exam was conducted in 1,401 exam centres across the 33 districts in Telangana

The Telangana State Public Service Commission (TGPSC) Group-III examination for filling up 1,363 junior assistant and other posts in various departments began on Sunday (November 18, 2024).

The two-day exam schedule has three papers in the morning and afternoon sessions on Sunday and a final session on Monday morning, for general studies and general ability (paper 1), history, polity and society(paper 2), and economy and development (paper 3), respectively.

On Sunday, the exam was conducted in 1,401 exam centres across the 33 districts in the State.

According to the Commission, as per tentative attendance figures collated from all the districts, the forenoon paper 1 session recorded a 51.1% (2,73,847 candidates) attendance as against 76.4% candidates who actually downloaded the hall tickets. The maximum 64.5% and 62.5% attendance was recorded in Adilabad and Kumram Bheem Asifabad districts. The least 41.1% was in Hyderabad.

For paper 2 in the afternoon, the overall attendance was 50.7%, with similar attendance in the districts as paper 1. 

Published - November 18, 2024 12:24 pm IST