Getting to your exam centre from here
Every exam season, guests ask reception the same thing: how do I get to my centre, and how long will it take? This is the list we keep at the desk. Tap Directions and Google Maps plans the route from our door.
Before you set off
- Go by your admit card. The centre name and address printed there is the one that counts — a few venues below have more than one campus.
- Reach an hour early. Gates usually close 30 minutes before the paper, and Lucknow traffic adds 15–20 minutes between 8 and 10 in the morning.
- Carry the original ID named on your admit card, a photocopy, and two passport photos. Most centres won't hold phones or bags — travel light.
- [FILL: what the house does on exam mornings — early breakfast, packed food, a wake-up knock, late checkout after a morning paper]
Digital test centres
Computer-based papers — banking, SSC, railways and most UPPSC screening tests run here.
TCS iON Digital Zone — Jankipuram Extension
Naya Khera, Jankipuram Extension
Often used for: IBPS / SBI, SSC, RRB, UPPSC CBT — The closest digital centre to us — same side of the city.
TCS iON Digital Zone — Vibhuti Khand
Vibhuti Khand, Gomti Nagar
Often used for: IBPS / SBI, SSC, RRB, UPPSC CBT — Near Gomti Nagar metro station; allow extra time in office-hour traffic.
TCS iON Digital Zone — Omaxe City
Omaxe City, Bijnor Road
Often used for: IBPS / SBI, SSC, RRB — South of the city — book a cab the evening before rather than the morning of.
Integral University
Dasauli, Kursi Road
Often used for: JEE / NEET, GATE, CUET, state CBTs — North Lucknow, on our side of the river.
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Universities & colleges
Pen-and-paper exams — UPSC and UPPSC mains, and most state and university papers.
University of Lucknow
University Road, Badshah Bagh
Often used for: UPSC CSE, UPPSC, university exams — The main campus. Check whether your admit card says the new campus (Jankipuram) instead.
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU)
Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road
Often used for: UPSC CSE, UPPSC, CUET
Shri Jai Narain Misra PG College (KKC)
Charbagh
Often used for: UPPSC, SSC, UP Police — Right by Charbagh railway station.
Lucknow Christian College
Golaganj
Often used for: UPPSC, university exams
National PG College
Hazratganj
Often used for: UPPSC, university exams
Dr. Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University
Mohaan Road
Often used for: UPPSC, university exams — Far west of the city — leave with a generous margin.
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Can't see your centre?
School and college venues change with every exam, so we only list the ones that come up year after year. Send us the venue printed on your admit card and we'll reply with directions and how long to allow.
Exam-stay questions
- Can I check in the night before my exam?
- Yes, and we'd recommend it. Check-in is from 12:00 PM and the front desk is staffed 24×7, so a late arrival the evening before is no trouble.
- How early should I leave for a morning paper?
- Leave an hour before the reporting time on your admit card, not the exam time. Centres across the river (Gomti Nagar, Bijnor Road) can take 30–40 minutes in morning traffic; Jankipuram and Kursi Road are much closer to us.
- Will you help me get to the centre on the day?
- Yes. Tell reception your reporting time the night before. We'll point you to the right auto stand or help you book a cab, and the Directions links on this page plan the route from our door.
Looking for the guest house itself? Directions to us · or see what's around Vikas Nagar.