Chief Minister Yogi orders ‘foolproof’ arrangements to conduct cheating-free exams

Adityanath government has issued firm instructions, including the imposition of the National Security Act (NSA) against those involved in unfair practices ahead of the UP board exams

Ensuring cheating-free Uttar Pradesh board examinations with utmost transparency, the Yogi Adityanath government has made foolproof arrangements, ranging from setting up two control rooms for live monitoring of each examination centre to placing strict rules and regulations, stated an official release.

Moreover, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued firm instructions, including the imposition of the National Security Act (NSA) against those involved in unfair practices during the examinations. An FIR will also be lodged against the room invigilators and centre administrators involved in activities of cheating.

"For the schools where any disturbance is found in online monitoring, the nodal officer has been made responsible to inquire regarding the same by establishing contact with the administrator of the concerned examination centre," it read.

The State board examinations are set to begin on February 16.

As per an official release, two control rooms have been set up in Lucknow for monitoring the examination. The first control room is working as a camp office in the Secondary Education department while the second has been set up in Vidya Samiksha Kendra.

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"Here, the nodal officers have been given divisional responsibility. For example, the officer looking after the Varanasi division is monitoring online the arrangement of each examination centre in each district of that division," it read.