In wake of strict invigilation, more than 4.5 lakh students skip UP board exams this year

In what comes as an alarming development, it has now been learnt that a staggering number of over 4,68,804 students skipped the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education examinations this year, in the wake of the board adopting extremely strict regulatory measures for conducting the exams with transparency.

After over 400 students were caught using unfair means, the board lodged FIRs against more than 233 people for cheating. The UP board exams, which commenced on February 18, 2020, witnessed as many as 2 lakh students skipping the exam s in the first two days alone.

The total number of students registered for UP board exams 2020 is 56,11,869 (including 30,25,442  high school students,  25,86,427 intermediate students). 21, 106 candidates from 10th standard have enrolled under private category while for intermediate 70.542 have registered under the private category.

The high school board exams ended on March 3, 2020, and the intermediate exams will end on March 6, 2020. This time, the administration has introduced stitched and coloured sets of answer sheets for districts which had earlier reported more cases of cheating. The coloured answer sheets are part of a measure to prevent tampering with written copies

The new system and the strict rules were introduced this year after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that the exams will be conducted in a fair and transparent manner this year.