UP Board exams: Admin steps up vigil at sensitive centres

Prayagraj: Ahead of the UP Board High School and Intermediate examinations beginning Feb 18, the district administration has declared 8 centres as highly sensitive and 11 as sensitive, stepping up surveillance and security arrangements to ensure a fair and smooth conduct of the exams.The highly sensitive centres include Ram Lakhan Mishra Inter College, Jaswan Baraut; Fateh Bahadur Singh Inter College, Hata Manda; Sitaram Yadav Inter College, Ranipur Sirsa, Dhanupur; Shri Bhola Nath Ram Sukh Patel Inter College, Kashipur Soraon, Dahiyawan; Dr Kailash Nath Singh Inter College, Pahadi Kala, Naudhiya Uparhar, Shankargarh; Jameel Hasan Inter College, Nindura, Lal Gopalganj; Adi Shakti Jwala Devi Inter College, Baya Bela Mundi, Lalapur; and Shri Ram Charan Yadav Inter College, Dhodhri, Koudhiyara.
This followed a preparatory meeting for the board exams chaired by district magistrate Manish Kumar Verma at a city-based school on Wednesday. District inspector of schools PN Singh said the district was divided into 3 super zones, 8 zones and 33 sectors. Zonal and sector magistrates were deployed, along with static magistrates at all 333 examination centres. 8 flying squads were constituted while 8 sub-divisional magistrate-rank officers were assigned to monitor question papers and conduct surprise inspections. All examination centres were linked to both district- and state-level control rooms for real-time monitoring. Sealed packets of question papers will be dispatched to centres under police protection on Feb 13. The DM said the administration is committed to conducting cheating-free and disruption-free examinations in line with the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's directive. Any unfair means will invite strict action under the Prevention of Unfair Means Act, 2024, including registration of FIRs.Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Valentine's day wishes, messages and gift idea !