understanding the context of the exam process these kids have to go through is something i never considered but is obviously of great importance.
As many as 1.12 lakh class X, XII students will appear in the examination at 159 centers in the state capital. Out of these, 59,254 (30,368 boys and 28,886 girls) are in class X while 53,346 (26,960 boys and 26,386 girls) will appear for class XII exams. In UP, 39.93 lakh and 31.27 lakh candidates will appear for class X and class XII exams, respectively.
Till late Sunday, many invigilators of self-finance schools struggled to get their identity cards. In some centres, the number of question papers was not adequate because of increase in number of students at the eleventh hour. Errors in the admit cards surfaced as usual. In some, the candidate’s name was written in front of father’s name, in others, the subjects were mentioned wrongly. Many admit cards were of students who failed the class IX exams.
Exam centers where students will appear were in poor shape. Some lacked furniture, while others faced the problem of drinking water and toilets. Providing uninterrupted power supply during the two shifts of examinations at all centres posed a biggest challenge for the board.
This year, 4,000 invigilators (in Lucnow) have been appointed by the board for smooth conduct of exams. Last year, this number was 5,000. While in government and government-aided schools, there are enough invigilators, self-finance centres have their own teachers as invigilators. The board has asked around 1,200 primary teachers to act as invigilators in self-finance centres. “Teachers fear to carry out invigilation duty in self-finance centres because of the terror of education-mafias who encourage cheating.
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