The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) had canceled the Class 12 English exam, which was scheduled to be held on March 30. The cancellation was done due to a leaking question paper. The board has set a new date for the exam, which will now take place on April 13.
The cancellation of the class 12 English exam was announced in 24 districts after the second shift question papers – series 316ED and 316EI – were leaked. The questionnaire has been leaked in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh. After this, the cancellation of the inquiry was announced in 24 districts, namely – Ballia, Agra, Varanasi, Mainpuri, Mathura, Aligarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Gorakhpur, Gonga, Pratapgarh, Chitrakoot, Lalitpur, Kanpur Dehat, Etah, Baghpat, Badaun, Azamgarh, Sitapur, Unnao, Halaun, Mahoba, Shahjahanpur, Shamli and Ghaziabad. Apart from the mentioned districts, the exam was held as scheduled.
Reports of the leak in the Ballia district were investigated and confirmed, after which the decision was taken to cancel the investigation. Following this, and taking swift action, the Uttar Pradesh Examination Board suspended Brajesh Mishra, the District Inspector of Schools (DIOS), Ballia. In addition, a Special Task Force (STF) has been appointed to investigate the matter and get to the heart of the matter.
The paper leak incident took place amid heavy and strict preparations by Uttar Pradesh’s board of directors to monitor cheating and curb the use of unfair means while appearing for the board exams. According to reports, nearly three lakh CCTV cameras were installed in various exam centers to end cheating in exams.
The UP Board Class 12 exams started on March 24th and will run until April 12th. The exams are taken in two shifts: in the morning: from 8:00 am to 11:15 am and in the evening: from 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm. According to the data, a total of 24,11,035 students have registered and are appearing for the exams.
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