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'PANDIT' OPTION IN U.P. SI EXAM SPARKS ROW

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March 15, 2026

A question in the Hindi section of the Uttar Pradesh Police Sub-Inspector (SI) recruitment examination triggered a controversy on Saturday after the word 'Pandit' appeared as one of the answer options, prompting objections from political figures and community groups and later a complaint to chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

The test for sub-inspector (civil police) and equivalent posts, conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Police Recruitment and Promotion Board on Saturday, reportedly asked candidates to give a one-word term for "a p

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