Over 4.66L students have skipped UP Board examinations

LUCKNOW: Tough measures to check use of unfair means resulted in 1.53 lakh candidates skipping their paper on day 4 of the UP Board examinations on Wednesday.

On day 3 (Tuesday), 2,72,452 students had not turned up to write their Hindi exam in the Hindi heartland. So far, 4,66,161 students have kept away from the ongoing Board exams.

“These 4.66 lakh students who did not turn up for their papers were those who had got their registration done illegally from different districts. As the candidates were required to bring identity proof along with admit card, many found it difficult to write their exam due to security measures,” said Dinesh Sharma, deputy chief minister.

Sharma said, “One should take pride in the fact that the sanctity of the Board examinations was restored due to strict vigilance. In the past, Class 5 dropouts from bordering states used to apply for UP Board exams. All such illegal practices have now been stopped.”

So far, only 90 copycats were caught from 75 districts this year, he said.

“It’s a big achievement that students have prepared well for the exams and only 90 were caught copying against 58 lakh

candidates who registered themselves for the Board examination,” added Sharma.

“This is the second highest number of students who skipped the paper on a single day this year. On Tuesday, 2,72,452 students did not turn up to write their Hindi exam ,” said Neena Srivastava, secretary, UP Board.

On Wednesday, high school candidates wrote the home science exam while intermediate students appeared for commerce and economics papers.

“Along with CCTV cams, we have introduced voice recorder system to put an end to use of unfair means in the exam,” she added. Last year, a record 10,44,619 students skipped the UP Board exams.