UP Board Exams 2020: Class 10, 12 Examinations Begin For Over 56 Lakh Students

The examinations are being held at 7,784 centres across the state, deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma who also holds the education portfolio, was quoted as saying.

Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board class 10, and 12 examinations began on Tuesday. Over 56 lakh candidates are appearing for the exams. (PTI)

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board class 10, and 12 examinations began on Tuesday. Over 56 lakh candidates are appearing for the exams. Almost 30 lakh class 10 students will be taking the elementary Hindi and 26 lakh class 12 students are appearing for general Hindi exam on the first day. The examinations are being held at 7,784 centres across the state, deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma who also holds the education portfolio, was quoted as saying. Both high school and intermediate examinations will end on March 6. In class 10, out of 30 lakh candidates who registered online, 20,789 are appearing as private candidates. Out of 26 lakh candidates who had registered for class 12 exams, 69,983 are private candidates. Curb copying mafia  The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) has identified 938 centres as 'sensitive' and 395 as 'hyper-sensitive' which means these centres are vulnerable for cheating. To check the copying during exams and nab the copying mafia who facilitate mass cheating in UP Board exams, the state government made extensive arrangements this year. • The state government has set up a state-level 'monitoring and control room' for CCTV surveillance and to monitor voice recordings. • Nearly 2 lakh CCTV cameras have been installed at 7,784 centres in 75 districts of UP. • Around 2 lakh invigilators have been put on duty. Colour-coded answer-copies • The sensitive districts will use the colour-coded and threaded answer-copies during the exam, the minister said. • The class 10 answer-copies will be pink and yellow and that of class 12 will be green and blue. • The idea is to ensure that they cannot be replaced or their pages taken out by any unauthorized person. Grievance assistance • In a first, the UP government has also launched a Twitter handle, for immediate redressal of any kind of complaints and queries. • In addition, helpline numbers for the control room, e-mail id and toll free numbers can be used to register complaints of anything related to UP Board examinations. (with inputs from agencies)