LUCKNOW: Around 23% of class 10 and 12 examinees skipped the UP board examination that began on Saturday. No case of cheating was recorded on day one.
According to data given by the secondary education department, 27,253 class 10 examinees had registered for the Hindi exam which was held on Saturday. Of them, 4,484 remained absent. In class 12, 35,595 candidates had registered for the Hindi exam which was held on Saturday. Of them, 9,914 didn't appear.
The class 10 exam was held in the morning shift at 573 centres across the state, while class 12 exam was held in the afternoon shift at 587 centres.
At examination centres, students were seen wearing face covers. However, social distancing went for a toss when students gathered to check their roll numbers. Students were duly hand sanitised before they entered the exam room.
Additional chief secretary, secondary education, Aradhana Shukla, visited a few centres and reviewed Covid-19 protocols and upkeep of question papers and answer books. She asked officials to open bundle of question papers in front of CCTV cameras in the presence of magistrate.
