UP Board Exams 2024: Evaluation of Over 3 Crore Answer Sheets Begins Today

The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has commenced the evaluation of the Uttar Pradesh Board’s intermediate and high school answer papers across the state today, March 16. Secretary of the UP Board, Dibyakant Shukla, earlier shared an official notification on the microblogging platform X (previously Twitter) announcing that the evaluation work will conclude after thirteen working days on March 31.

The board has also decided not to carry out any evaluation work between March 24 and March 26, in wake of the Holi festival. However, it is instructed that the evaluation procedure still needs to be completed within 13 working days.

A total of 3.01 crore answer sheets will be evaluated by 147,097 examiners within a total of 13 working days. A total of 94,802 examiners have been appointed for evaluating 1.76 crore high school answer sheets, while 52,295 examiners have been appointed for the evaluation of 1.25 crore answer sheets for the intermediate examination, the official notification stated.

This year, there are 131 evaluation centres set up for evaluating high school answer sheets and 116 evaluation centres for the evaluation of intermediate answer sheets. Moreover, the evaluation of answer sheets for both intermediate and high schools will be completed at 13 mixed evaluation centres. Among the 260 evaluation centres, 83 government and 177 non-government-aided secondary schools have been selected as evaluation hubs.

Secretary Shukla further informed that a total of 55,25,308 candidates enrolled for the board exams in 2024. Out of which, 29,47,311 students are for the high school examination and 25,77,997 are for the intermediate examination.

As per a report by Times Of India, secretary Pratap Singh Baghel has instructed the education officers to summon parents to the school on the day of report card distribution and show them their children’s copies. BSA has been directed to print and distribute progress cards at the development block level via the Block Education Officer.

The UP Board’s intermediate and high school examinations wrapped up on March 9. Sources suggest that the results of the board exam may be published by the last week of April. In the meantime, progress sheets will be distributed in government/recognised schools under the Basic Education department on the basis of annual examination and evaluation in the academic session 2023-24.

It is to be noted that secretary Shukla emphasised the incorporation of new technology to stop cheating and unfair practices prior to the commencement of the board exams. He also warned students of strict actions against the circulation of question papers before or after the exams on platforms like WhatsApp.