ALLAHABAD: At least 43% of the 431 exam centres debarred this yr via UP Secondary Examination Board (UP Board) are among the top 5 'tainted' districts which were figuring in 'delicate' category of the Board for previous 8 years.
Despite this, the Board has not taken any step to nail replica mafia in those districts. Aligarh earns a doubtful report of getting most selection of 51such centres in the state adopted via Mainpuri with 34, while Pratapgarh ranks third in the state with 32 schools blacklisted for mass copying and dishonest.
The other districts are Allahabad, Agra and Ballia and account for 23 blacklisted centres each the place rampant dishonest took place ultimate yr.
Even after debarring most of the schools in those areas, all the 5 districts were put on 'delicate' category once more via Board this yr. "The decision to debar the schools and put the districts under sensitive category has been taken after we received reports about mass copying and cheating in Board exams of 2017," secretary, UP Board, Neena Srivastava, advised TOI on Monday. She mentioned coded copies are being used in the exam centres of the delicate districts.
However, officers claimed that bar-coded answer-sheets being utilized in delicate districts across the state have not served any function. "Despite use of coded answer-sheets, the number of sensitive answer-sheets is increasing with each passing year. This year 50 out of 75 districts of the state have been declared as sensitive despite use of coded answer-sheets last year," mentioned any other senior official of the Board.
At least 31 districts were marked as 'delicate' in 2017 and 2016, while in 2015, there were 11districts. At least 10 districts each were termed as 'delicate' in 2014 and 2013
Despite this, the Board has not taken any step to nail replica mafia in those districts. Aligarh earns a doubtful report of getting most selection of 51such centres in the state adopted via Mainpuri with 34, while Pratapgarh ranks third in the state with 32 schools blacklisted for mass copying and dishonest.
The other districts are Allahabad, Agra and Ballia and account for 23 blacklisted centres each the place rampant dishonest took place ultimate yr.
Even after debarring most of the schools in those areas, all the 5 districts were put on 'delicate' category once more via Board this yr. "The decision to debar the schools and put the districts under sensitive category has been taken after we received reports about mass copying and cheating in Board exams of 2017," secretary, UP Board, Neena Srivastava, advised TOI on Monday. She mentioned coded copies are being used in the exam centres of the delicate districts.
However, officers claimed that bar-coded answer-sheets being utilized in delicate districts across the state have not served any function. "Despite use of coded answer-sheets, the number of sensitive answer-sheets is increasing with each passing year. This year 50 out of 75 districts of the state have been declared as sensitive despite use of coded answer-sheets last year," mentioned any other senior official of the Board.
At least 31 districts were marked as 'delicate' in 2017 and 2016, while in 2015, there were 11districts. At least 10 districts each were termed as 'delicate' in 2014 and 2013
Board turns blind eye to tainted districts
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November 28, 2017
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