Hyderabad:
The degree college lecturers' examination, to be held today by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission, was cancelled due to delay in the arrival of question papers, leading to protests by candidates.
The examination was scheduled to start at 11.30 am but it did not start as the question papers were not received.
Some candidates held protest in the city and shouted slogans against APPSC.
An APPSC release said the papers were supposed to arrive yesterday but they were in fact dispatched only today morning.
"Unfortunately, the flight (carrying the consignment of papers)...was delayed. In addition, part of the consignment was off-loaded at the point of dispatch by the airline due to heavy load in the aircraft. This consignment was booked on the next flight, which arrived at Hyderabad only around 11 am," it said.
"The next date will be announced shortly. Inconvenience caused to candidates is regretted," it said.