Over 26 lakh students get respite as UP government cancels Class 12 board exams

The announcement by Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma on Thursday (June 3, 2021) brought respite to over 26 lakh students who were registered to appear in UP Class 12th Board Exams 2021.

New Delhi: The announcement by Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Dinesh Sharma on Thursday (June 3, 2021) brought respite to over 26 lakh students who were registered to appear in UP Class 12th Board Exams 2021. The UP government announced that the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has cancelled the class 12 board exams 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 26 lakh (26,09,501) students were registered to appear in UP Class 12th Board examinations this year. This decision, which was taken after a meeting chaired by UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, brought a sigh of relief to lakhs to students, parents and teachers across the state.