Class 10 and 12 exams for the Uttar Pradesh State Board of High School and Intermediate Examinations began on Thursday.
High school exams will be held in the first shift, while intermediate exams will be held in the second.
In the first shift, High School Hindi and Elementary Hindi examinations will be held in 8273 centers, with 29,38,663 students in High School and 5,123 in Intermediate. The second shift will include Inter Hindi and General Hindi examinations in 8,232 centers, as well as Commerce examinations in 1619 high school locations. Intermediate will have 24,29,278 candidates, while high school will have 38,437 candidates.
The exam will be held in the first shift from 8:30 am to 11:15 am and in the second shift from 2 to 5:15 pm.
According to the UP board, over 55 lakh students would take part in the state board examination this year.
The state board has established a thorough approach to ensure the integrity of the examination process.
Admit cards with QR codes have been handed to all candidates to ensure secure identification. More than three lakh exam invigilators have been deployed, and a three-tier team comprising of the center administrator, external center administrator, and static magistrate has been formed to open question paper packets at examination centers, to prevent malpractices. Any violation of this practice will result in disciplinary action for all three individuals.
To prevent cheating, the Special Task Force (STF), local intelligence, and police have been deployed. The surveillance now includes social media, with the Quick Response Team (QRT) established to address any abnormalities that arise online.
To oversee the examination process, a strong monitoring system was constructed, which included 1297 Sector Magistrates, 430 Zonal Magistrates, 75 State-level observers, and 416 mobile squads.
The Uttar Pradesh Board Examinations began today, and Lucknow’s District Level Control Room is actively monitoring 133 test centers throughout the district. Rakesh Kumar, the District Inspector of Schools, stressed the robust supervision in place to ensure the integrity of the tests.
“There are 133 exam centres across the district where High School and Intermediate exams began today. For the supervision and monitoring of all of these centres, zonal magistrate, 13 sector magistrates and one static magistrate at each of the centres have been posted. Static Magistrates are the incharge of strong room. Double-lock almirahs have been arranged and question papers have been kept in it. CCTV surveillance is ongoing at all centres. The live feed can be seen here in the control room. Six flying squads have been constituted. We are alert to ensure that nothing untoward happens,” he said.
Meanwhile, 129 UP Board examination centers have been established in Kanpur. 96121 students will take the exam. There will be 7172 room invigilators on duty for the exam.
Similarly, all precautions have been made in the state to guarantee that the state board examination runs smoothly.
Previously, the Uttar Pradesh government, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, put in place tough safeguards to ensure that state board examinations are administered fairly.
According to an official release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), “The Yogi government has implemented strict measures to ensure that board exams, starting in the state from February 22 are conducted without any cheating and unfair practices. From messaging apps to social media, the activities of unruly elements will be monitored.”