Barely 33,000 of the 85,192 registered candidates — just about 40% — appeared for the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) PCS (preliminary) examination conducted on Sunday.

According to the PPSC, the exam was held for 331 posts in the state civil services, including DSP, tehsildar, excise and taxation officer, food and civil supplies officer and labour-cum-conciliation officer.

The test was conducted across 165 centres in Patiala, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur and Chandigarh, further divided into 222 blocks. Ludhiana recorded the highest attendance with 18,424 candidates.

subhead:…..Row over less Punjabi, more maths content

The examination has once again run into controversy after Misal Satluj, a student organisation advocating Punjabi language and culture,

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