Why Lucknow matters to the reform argument
Lucknow is where UP's recruitment calendar is set, so delays and cancellations register here first and hardest.
Institutions
- IIM Lucknow
- University of Lucknow
- King George's Medical University
- BBAU
- Dr Ram Manohar Lohia National Law University
Localities
HazratganjGomti NagarAliganjAlambaghIndira Nagar
State policy context · Uttar Pradesh
UP applies 21% SC, 2% ST and 27% OBC reservation plus 10% EWS. The state's recruitment record has been marked by large-scale paper-leak cancellations, including the UP Police constable recruitment examination cancelled in February 2024 after around 48 lakh candidates had appeared, and the RO/ARO examination cancellation the same year.
- UPPSC
- UPSSSC
- UP Police Recruitment Board
- UP Board (UPMSP)