UP Board to introduce webcasting in exam centres to prevent cheating

This year, a total of 56,01,034 students will appear for the class 10 and 12 board examinations, which will commence from February 18, 2020, a drop of 3.35 per cent compared to the previous session.

For high school (class 10), a total of 30,33,961 students have registered themselves to appear in the 2020 board exams and 25,67,073 students for intermediate (Class 12). In addition, as many as 53,66,630 students have registered themselves for classes 9 and 11 for the 2019-20 session.

The exams will be conducted in two shifts — the morning shift will be held from 8 am to 11:15 am and the afternoon shift will be conducted from 2 pm to 5:15 pm. While the exam will be of three hours, 15 minutes will be given to students to read the question paper.

Last year, 5,89,622 candidates had registered for class 12 and class 10 exams, out of which, 6,69,860 students skipped the boards, as per the official data. The UP Board had increased the re-evaluation fee from Rs 100 to Rs 500, which is among the highest in the country.