Over 3 lakh skip UP board exams held amid strict anti-cheating measures
1 year, 1 month ago

Over 3 lakh skip UP board exams held amid strict anti-cheating measures

India Today  

The UP Board's high school and intermediate exams began with unprecedented strictness to curb cheating, leading to over 3 lakh students skipping the exams on the first day. Measures included the introduction of ID cards with barcodes for room inspectors, intensified monitoring with CCTV cameras and police surveillance, and online monitoring of examination centres at various levels. TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS FOR SECURITY The integration of online intensive monitoring at various administrative levels, including strong rooms and examination centres, marked a significant stride towards enhancing question paper security. Command and control rooms were established in key administrative offices, including the Directorate of Education in Lucknow and the Secondary Education Council Headquarters in Prayagraj, alongside regional centres.

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UP Board Exams 2025: Over 1.5 lakh examiners to evaluate 3 crore answer sheets under hi-tech vigil, guidelines issued
2 weeks, 1 day ago

UP Board Exams 2025: Over 1.5 lakh examiners to evaluate 3 crore answer sheets under hi-tech vigil, guidelines issued

Hindustan Times  

The evaluation of over 3 crore answer sheets of UP Board's high school and intermediate answer sheets would be held under hi-tech vigil of voice recorder enabled CCTV cameras at 261 evaluation centers across the state. UP Board Exams 2025: The answer sheets will be evaluated in hi-tech vigil of voice recorder enabled CCTV cameras at 261 evaluation centers across …

UP Board Exams: Several Caught For Cheating, Impersonating Candidates
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

UP Board Exams: Several Caught For Cheating, Impersonating Candidates

ABP News  

UP Board Exam 2025: Thursday, March 6, marked the seventh day of the UP Board High School and Intermediate examinations. While Class-10 students appeared for the Retail Trading exam, Class-12 candidates appeared for Music and Dance exams in the morning shift. Meanwhile, the second shift saw Mobile Repair exam being held for Class-10 students and Physics, Psychology, Pedagogy, and Logic …

UP Board exams: 10% students skip, 26 fake examinees & 9 invigilators nabbed in first four days
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UP Board exams: 10% students skip, 26 fake examinees & 9 invigilators nabbed in first four days

Hindustan Times  

As the UP Board High School and Intermediate examinations 2025 progress under stringent anti-copying measures enforced by the state government and Board administration, around 10% of examinees have skipped the exams within the first four days. Students coming out of an exam centre in Prayagraj on Wednesday According to official records, out of 54,32,519 students enrolled for the Board’s 2025 …

UP Board exams: Nine fake invigilators, two impersonators caught; FIR lodged
3 weeks, 5 days ago

UP Board exams: Nine fake invigilators, two impersonators caught; FIR lodged

Hindustan Times  

Nine fake invigilators besides two impersonators were caught during UP Board examinations in the state on day 5 on Tuesday. According to reports made available by UP Board, a shocking nine fake invigilators were caught from an examination centre Bholanath Ram Sukh Patel Inter College Chakshyam Kiraon, Phulpur in Prayagraj during first shift on Tuesday. According to district inspector of …

Day-3 of UP Board exams: 10 FIRs, 5 impersonators caught, 1.81L skip
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Day-3 of UP Board exams: 10 FIRs, 5 impersonators caught, 1.81L skip

Hindustan Times  

The third day of the UP Board exams witnessed strict action against unfair practices, with 10 FIRs lodged, including five against individuals caught impersonating registered candidates. Examinees coming out of an centre at Colonelganj Inter College, Prayagraj after Mathematics exam of High School in first shift on Saturday. On Saturday, High School students appeared for the mathematics exam in the …

Noida: UP Board exams begin amid tight security, DM conducts surprise checks
1 month ago

Noida: UP Board exams begin amid tight security, DM conducts surprise checks

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad Examinations 2025 commenced on Monday, with thousands of students arriving at their designated exam centres across Noida and Greater Noida to appear for the exams. A total of 61 examination centres have been set up across Gautam Budh Nagar, where around 41,000 students are appearing for their exams under tight security to prevent exam …

UP Board 2025 exams: 14 impostors held, 9 caught cheating on Day 1
1 month ago

UP Board 2025 exams: 14 impostors held, 9 caught cheating on Day 1

Hindustan Times  

UP Board 2025 examinations started on Monday amidst tight security and three-tier monitoring network of over 10,000 cameras on Monday in 74 of the total 75 districts. Official records revealed a total of 2,72, 84 students failed to appear in the examination in both the shifts, including 1,61,964 in the first shift held between 8.30am and 11.45 am and 1,10,860 …

UP Board 2025 exams set to start amid tight security
1 month, 1 week ago

UP Board 2025 exams set to start amid tight security

Hindustan Times  

The UP Board’s High School and Intermediate Examinations-2025 are all set to start on Monday in 74 of 75 districts under hi-tech three-layer monitoring network of over 10,000 cameras. First aid kits, psychiatric support at centres This year, as the CM’s directive, first aid facilities will also be available at all exam centres, Board officials said. On Sunday evening, UP …

Over 5.10 lakh students to sit for HSC exams in Odisha
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 5.10 lakh students to sit for HSC exams in Odisha

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The annual High School Certificate, Madhyama and State Open School Certificate examinations, conducted simultaneously by the Board of Secondary Education, will begin from Friday. While 314 nodal centres including 21 police station and a police beat house have been set up, elaborate arrangements have been made in all the 3,133 examination centres for smooth conduct of the examinations. The …

TGBIE mandates CCTV monitoring, strict protocols for upcoming Intermediate exams
1 month, 1 week ago

TGBIE mandates CCTV monitoring, strict protocols for upcoming Intermediate exams

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Telangana Board of Intermediate Education has asked District intermediate education ifficers and examination officials to make all arrangements for the Intermediate Public Examinations, which will begin on March 5. TGBIE secretary Krishna Aditya S. reviewed the preparations with board officials and district examination committee members. Officials were directed to maintain strict security at strong rooms, with custodians and departmental …

Is remote monitoring the solution to unfair practices in high-stakes exams?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Is remote monitoring the solution to unfair practices in high-stakes exams?

India Today  

The NEET UG paper leak was the most major controversy in India's education system in 2024. The Central Board of Secondary Education recently instructed that CCTVs be put in all schools designated as board exam centres to ensure fair behaviour during exams and monitor the tests provided to prevent unfair practices. Remote Monitoring is a possible Game Changer to protect …

Devi Kar | To stop cheating in exams, let’s teach values, not just police kids…
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Devi Kar | To stop cheating in exams, let’s teach values, not just police kids…

Deccan Chronicle  

The strongroom of the bank in which some papers are stored has to be photographed and be under CCTV surveillance round the clock for at least a month. I noticed the beginnings of this trend when in college, honours students who did not take their “pass subject” seriously, happily cheated from one another during their pass subject exams. Some teachers …

Inter practical exams start under CCTVs for first time
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inter practical exams start under CCTVs for first time

Deccan Chronicle  

For the first time, Intermediate practical examinations are being conducted under CCTV surveillance across the state, a pilot scheme that will run until February 22. Government junior colleges and government sector institutions, including residential and model colleges, have installed cameras in their laboratories, while several private junior colleges have reportedly ignored the Telangana Board of Intermediate Education's directive.The move comes …

Inter practical exams begin under CCTV surveillance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inter practical exams begin under CCTV surveillance

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a first, Telangana Board of Intermediate Education officials monitored the practical examinations, which began across the state on Monday, on screen from the command control centre. Special officers visited those centres and instructed the managements to install the required cameras within two days. With CCTV surveillance in place, and the students quite nervous about it, the exams were …

' ₹1 cr fine, life imprisonment': UP minister's warning to 'cheating mafias'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

' ₹1 cr fine, life imprisonment': UP minister's warning to 'cheating mafias'

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh's Minister of State for Secondary Education Gulab Devi has expressed confidence that the state government will ensure a 'cheating-free' conduct of the UP Board examinations this time in the same manner it has done in 'the previous years'. Uttar Pradesh's Minister of State for Secondary Education Gulab Devi Pointing out that the UP Board examinations for Class 10 …

Geo-fencing, selfies with students to ensure transparency at U.P. Board practical exams
3 months ago

Geo-fencing, selfies with students to ensure transparency at U.P. Board practical exams

Hindustan Times  

With an aim to ensure transparency in holding of UP Board’s class 12 practical examinations and keeping the examination mafia at bay, the Board has adopted hi-tech means to ensure complete transparency. In the 2025 UP Board practical examinations for class 12 scheduled to be held in two phases between January 23 and February 8, 2025, for the first time …

AI proctoring enhances exam integrity beyond CCTVs for pen-and-paper exams
4 months, 3 weeks ago

AI proctoring enhances exam integrity beyond CCTVs for pen-and-paper exams

India Today  

With the rise of high-stakes exams and online learning, educational institutions and exam boards are constantly searching for effective ways to uphold exam integrity. Unlike traditional CCTV, which passively records footage for later review, AI proctoring leverages real-time monitoring, facial recognition, and advanced anomaly detection to catch potential cheating as it happens. AI PROCTORING ENHANCES EXAM SECURITY AND FLEXIBILITY “Our …

UP Police Constable Exam 2024: CCTV Surveillance, Drone Cameras Among Security Measures Announced
7 months, 1 week ago

UP Police Constable Exam 2024: CCTV Surveillance, Drone Cameras Among Security Measures Announced

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police, Prashant Kumar, has announced stringent security measures for the upcoming UP Police Constable Recruitment Examination 2024. Effective management of routes and vigilant crowd control at transportation hubs – including railway stations, metro stations, bus and taxi stands, and nearby hotels and restaurants – will be a priority. Joint Duties and Enhanced Police Visibility …

NEET UG Controversy: 186 Centres Lacked CCTV Cameras and Proper Strong Room Guards
9 months, 1 week ago

NEET UG Controversy: 186 Centres Lacked CCTV Cameras and Proper Strong Room Guards

ABP News  

NEET UG Controversy: In the recent developments surrounding the NEET UG controversy, ABP News has reported that out of 399 centres inspected by a third party, 186 centres were not equipped with CCTV cameras while there was no security in the strong room of 68 centres, and in 83 centres, staff was changed. The lack of CCTV cameras and adequate …

Class 10 exams to be monitored through webcasting and app-based CCTV cameras
1 year ago

Class 10 exams to be monitored through webcasting and app-based CCTV cameras

The Hindu  

To avoid malpractices in the first annual Class 10 examination, Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board has decided to put all examination centres under CCTV surveillance and monitor them live at Centralised Monitoring Centres in every district. KSEAB has instructed all the Deputy Directors of Department of Public Instruction to install CCTV cameras in all the examination halls and set …

UP Board 2024 exams end: 48 copycats ‘failed’ this year, courtesy elaborate CCTV vigil
1 year ago

UP Board 2024 exams end: 48 copycats ‘failed’ this year, courtesy elaborate CCTV vigil

Hindustan Times  

Despite the fact that a mammoth 55.25 lakh students had registered for 2024 UP Board Class 10 and 12 examinations, fewer than 50 copycats were caught during the annual exercise that came to an end on Saturday, courtesy heightened security arrangements. The board was able to conduct copying free examination with the introduction of 24×7 online monitoring of examination centres …

UP Board: English, physics exams on March 4; officials on alert
1 year ago

UP Board: English, physics exams on March 4; officials on alert

Hindustan Times  

UP Board officials are on alert to ensure cheating-free exams of the high school and intermediate to be held in two shifts on Monday. In the first shift, over 28.27 lakh students will appear for the English subject examination while in the second shift over 15.87 lakh students will appear for the intermediate physics examination. Board secretary Dibyakant Shukla said …

UP Board exams 2024: Night vision cameras to monitor question papers
1 year, 2 months ago

UP Board exams 2024: Night vision cameras to monitor question papers

Hindustan Times  

Question papers of the upcoming UP Board’s high school and intermediate examinations-2024 will be monitored with the help of night vision cameras from February 22. Besides, armed policemen stationed near the strongrooms storing these question papers would also ensure their safety 24X7 across all districts, say state secondary education department officials aware of the step. To maintain the security and …

UPMSP Uttar Pradesh class 10, 12 Results update: Board shares an update
1 year, 11 months ago

UPMSP Uttar Pradesh class 10, 12 Results update: Board shares an update

Live Mint  

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad has denied that the results of class 10, class 12 results will be announced on 5 April as mentioned in some social media accounts. This Earlier, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad exams conducted the exam starting in the month of February, with the state administration deploying 521 mobile teams of magistrates to prevent …

UP Board Exams: 8 Students Caught Cheating on Day 1, Proxy Candidates Arrested
2 years, 1 month ago

UP Board Exams: 8 Students Caught Cheating on Day 1, Proxy Candidates Arrested

News 18  

On the first day of the Uttar Pradesh board exam 2023, as many as 10 candidates were caught during the checking of the exam centres. In UP’s Khurja, a class 11 girl student was caught giving class 10 board exams. In Jaunpur, another girl student was caught giving a paper in place of her sister, while two other proxy candidates …

UP Board Exams 2023: CCTV cameras installed at exam centres, STF deployed to check cheating incidents
2 years, 1 month ago

UP Board Exams 2023: CCTV cameras installed at exam centres, STF deployed to check cheating incidents

India TV News  

UP Board Exams 2023: The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad is conducting the board examination for classes 10 and 12. The state government has made foolproof arrangements to ensure that there are no cheating incidents during this year's state board examinations. National Security Act to be imposed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also issued instructions to book those found involved …

UP Board 2023 exam: NSA could be imposed on students caught cheating
2 years, 1 month ago

UP Board 2023 exam: NSA could be imposed on students caught cheating

Hindustan Times  

With UP Board 2023 exams for class 10 and 12 set to start from Thursday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has issued strict directives, including imposition of the National Security Act against those involved in unfair practice, to ensure cheating-free and transparent exams. For the first time, the CM has ordered the officers that static and sector magistrates should be appointed …

UP Board Exams: 936 centres sensitive, 242 declared highly sensitive this year
2 years, 1 month ago

UP Board Exams: 936 centres sensitive, 242 declared highly sensitive this year

Hindustan Times  

UP Board Exams 2023: A total of 936 examination centres for Class 12 and 10 exams of UP Board have been identified as “sensitive” while another 242 examination centres have been declared as “highly sensitive” in the state by the board. UP Board Exams: 936 centres sensitive, 242 declared highly sensitive this year This year, a total of total 58,85,745 …

UP Board paper leak: Class 12 English exam cancelled in 24 districts; CM Yogi promises stern action
3 years ago

UP Board paper leak: Class 12 English exam cancelled in 24 districts; CM Yogi promises stern action

India TV News  

UP Board paper leak: Class 12 English exam cancelled in 24 districts; CM Yogi promises stern action The UP Board exams for Classes 10 and 12 had begun on March 24 under strict arrangements, with close to three lakh cameras installed at centers to curb cheating. Highlights Officials had said the UP Board exams were being conducted under strict surveillance …

UP Board exams begin for 52 lakh students, CCTVs installed at centres to curb cheating
3 years ago

UP Board exams begin for 52 lakh students, CCTVs installed at centres to curb cheating

India TV News  

Highlights Around 52 lakh students are taking the Class 10 and Class 12 UP Board examination from March 24 27.8 lakh students will appear for Class 10 and 24.1 lakh for Class 12 The exams will be held at 8,373 centres across the state UP Board examination 2022 : Around 52 lakh students are taking the Class 10 and Class …

2021 The Year of Cheating: Is India Ready to Bring in Revolution in Assessment System in 2022?
3 years, 3 months ago

2021 The Year of Cheating: Is India Ready to Bring in Revolution in Assessment System in 2022?

News 18  

Most of the national-level exams held in 2021 were marred by cheating. From the hacking of exam centres to take exams on behalf of students from a remote location in engineering entrance – JEE Main to a gang impersonating as students to attempt medical entrance — NEET. During online exams screen sharing or mirroring, impersonation, seeking help by remotely using …

UP school clerk caught using his home as board 'exam centre' to help Class 12 students cheat
5 years ago

UP school clerk caught using his home as board 'exam centre' to help Class 12 students cheat

India TV News  

An exam cheating racket has been busted in UP's Deoria district after a school clerk was found using his house as an examination centre of the state board to help students cheat in the Class 12 test in Deoria district. Police sources said that a raid at the clerk's home, which is just some metres away from the private school …

UP Board Exam 2020: 11 people arrested for creating fake exam centres
5 years ago

UP Board Exam 2020: 11 people arrested for creating fake exam centres

India Today  

A school clerk in Uttar Pradesh has been found using his house as an examination centre of the state board to help students cheat in the Class 12 test in Deoria district. Police sources said that a raid at the clerk's home, which is just some meters away from the private school where he works, unearthed several stamped answer sheets. …

Shocking video surfaces of UP principal advising students on how to cheat in board exams
5 years, 1 month ago

Shocking video surfaces of UP principal advising students on how to cheat in board exams

India Today  

In a shocking new video that has surfaced a principal of an UP private school was seen advising students on how to cheat. The Uttar Pradesh Class 10 board exams began on Tuesday and 2.39 lakh students have already left the exam because of the increased strictness to curb mass cheating. #WATCH Mau: Manager of Harivansh Memorial Inter College gives …

To prevent cheating, UP board to install voice recorders in examination halls
6 years, 5 months ago

To prevent cheating, UP board to install voice recorders in examination halls

Hindustan Times  

To ensure that there is no cheating in the 2019 high school and intermediate examinations, the UP Board has now made installation of digital voice recorders mandatory in every examination hall of all government-aided and self-financed schools. The UP Board has now made installation of digital voice recorders mandatory in every examination hall of all government-aided and self-financed schools. With …

UP board announces strict measures to curb cheating, to hold simultaneous exams for high school, inter from Feb 7; Check full details here
6 years, 6 months ago

UP board announces strict measures to curb cheating, to hold simultaneous exams for high school, inter from Feb 7; Check full details here

India TV News  

The Board of High School and Intermediate Education Uttar Pradesh today announced a slew of measures to curb cheating and unfair practices during final examinations in the state. The board has made provisions digitise the examination process with serial numbers for answer sheets to curb cheating and sheet swapping as reported in previous years. High school exams will be held …

Dev 360: Leak wake-up call Rejig exams, junk cramming
6 years, 11 months ago

Dev 360: Leak wake-up call Rejig exams, junk cramming

Deccan Chronicle  

If it is any consolation, leaks of examination question papers is not uniquely an Indian phenomenon. Students commit suicides because they fear their marks in the Class 12 exam would not be good enough and that they would disappoint their parents. You can’t blame students for thinking that their entire school life boils down to how they fare in this …

After crackdown, 5 lakh students drop out of UP Board exam
7 years, 1 month ago

After crackdown, 5 lakh students drop out of UP Board exam

India TV News  

More than five lakh students left the ongoing UP Board exams for Class X and XII midway in the first two days due to a massive crackdown on cheating, an official said on Thursday. Officials in the Secondary Education Department told IANS that the strictness had led to students aborting the exams midway including in subjects like Hindi and home …

Not allowed to cheat: Is that why over 2.7 lakh students have skipped UP Board exams?
8 years ago

Not allowed to cheat: Is that why over 2.7 lakh students have skipped UP Board exams?

Hindustan Times  

Nearly one lakh high school examinees did not sit for the mathematics paper of the UP Board on Monday, raising the total number of students who skipped the ongoing examination so far to 2, 74,595. Students appear for annual board exams of high school at a centre in Moradabad The examinations conducted by the UP Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad commenced on …

57 students, 14 teachers booked for mass cheating in UP board exams
9 years ago

57 students, 14 teachers booked for mass cheating in UP board exams

India Today  

More than 70 students and teachers have been booked for cheating during Uttar Pradesh Board Examinations for classes 10 and 12. Following reports of 'mass copying' at the Rammadhav Inter-College on March 1, Tuesday, pictures of which went viral on the Internet, deputy district collector Rajesh Kumar visited the examination centre. In a similar case last year, around 426 students, …

UP Board exam app to suss out impersonators marred by glitches
9 years, 1 month ago

UP Board exam app to suss out impersonators marred by glitches

Hindustan Times  

The UP Board’s ambitious plan to use technology to check impersonators was marred by glitches on the first day on the exam here on Thursday. At most of the exam centres, the SIM cards issued by Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad to enable scanning of bar codes on the admit cards could not be activated. We have informed the board about it …

Bihar to use videography, webcasting to curb cheating in exams
9 years, 2 months ago

Bihar to use videography, webcasting to curb cheating in exams

India TV News  

Patna: Mass cheating in Bihar may be curbed - and even become a thing of the past - if a plan to use high-tech gadgets and deploy extra security forces at exam centres bears fruit. Lalkeshwar Prasad Singh, chairman of Bihar School Examination Board, said that CCTV cameras would be installed outside the exam centres and videography would be conducted …

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