So far, over 5.10L students have skipped papers

LUCKNOW: As many as 44,551 students skipped their paper on the fifth day of UP Board examination due to tough measures in place to check use of unfair means, said officials.

On Wednesday, 1.53 lakh students did not turn up to write their exams.

So far, 5,10,712 students have kept away from the Board exams.

“The 44,551 students who did not turn up for their paper 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.

So far, only 144 copycats were caught from 75 districts this year, he said.

On Thursday, high school candidates wrote the English exam while Intermediate students appeared for Home Science paper. Last year, a record 10,44,619 students skipped the UP Board exams.

Later, deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma claimed that 75% of the students, who stayed away from exams, were from other states.