UP Board cancels exams at 72 centres; re-exam on March 12

PRAYAGRAJ : The UP Board has cancelled examinations held at 72 examination centres in five districts of the state after the district inspectors of schools (DIOSs) testified to the use of unfair means or other discrepancies during the ongoing high school and intermediate examinations. The five districts in which the exams were cancelled are Prayagraj, Ballia, Ghazipur, Mau and Aligarh.

The order issued by Board secretary Neena Srivastava mentions that the re-examination of the mentioned subjects will now be held on March 12, 2020, between 8 am and 11.15 am at new examination centres made by DIOSs in their respective districts.

According to the Board order, the intermediate Physics examination held on February 20 at 67 examination centres in Mau district, was cancelled and now will be held at the new examination centre as named by the respective DIoS at district headquarter on March 12, 2020

Similarly, the intermediate English exam held on February 26 at two centres in Prayagraj have been cancelled, besides the intermediate Physics exam at Jainath Inter College, Khempur, Ghazipur have also been cancelled.

The intermediate Physics examination held on February 20 at Shri Panchev Devi Rajmuni Devi Inter College, Bigahi Bahura, Ballia, besides the high school science examination held on February 29 at Adarsh Jannodwar Inter College, Banupura Badhaul, Aligarh.