Special Metro services announced for SET candidates on Sunday

Kolkata: The Kolkata Metro Railway has announced that four special Metro services will be operated on the Blue Line (Kavi Subhash-Dakshineswar) on Sunday to facilitate candidates appearing for the State Eligibility Test (SET) conducted by the West Bengal College Service Commission (WBCSC).

The 26th SET, scheduled for December 15, will be conducted at nearly 90 centres across the state for 33 subjects. Approximately 60,000 candidates are expected to appear for the exam, which determines eligibility for the post of assistant professor in the state.

Two special Metro services will depart Kavi Subhash station for Dakshineswar (Up) at 8 am and 8:30 am. One special service will leave Dum Dum for Kavi Subhash (Down) at 8 am and another special service will leave from Dakshineswar at 8:15 am for Kavi Subhash, which will be available from Dum Dum at 8:30 am. Subsequently, Sunday services on the Blue Line will start at 9 am as usual. In addition to Metro services, the Eastern Railway has announced that local trains will operate on a weekday schedule from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm on December 15 in Howrah and Sealdah Divisions to assist SET candidates.

Furthermore, the State Transport department has instructed government transport corporations to ensure that a sufficient number of public transport vehicles, including buses and ferries, ply on that day. Additionally, a total of 13 associations of bus, minibus, taxi and auto-rickshaw operators have been asked to take measures so that the candidates can reach their respective examination centres conveniently and on time.