Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 25 (HBTV): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday extended his best wishes to students appearing for the High School and intermediate board examinations, advising them to treat the exams as a natural part of their daily routine.

Taking to X, CM Yogi encouraged students to approach the exams with confidence, patience, and their full potential.

‘Hearty congratulations to all the students appearing in the UP Board 10th and 12th class exams! All of you should participate in this festival of examination with full confidence, patience, and full potential. Try your best to treat the exam as a natural part of your daily routine. May the blessings of Maa Saraswati be upon all of you. May you all be successful; many good wishes for this!’ CM Yogi wrote on X.

The UP Board’s High School and Intermediate examinations began today and will continue until March 12. UP Minister Gulab Devi inspected the arrangements at Jubilee Girls Inter College in Lucknow.

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Secondary Education Gulab Devi motivated students and reviewed security measures to ensure the smooth conduct of exams.

Speaking to ANI, Gulab Devi said, ‘I encouraged the students appearing for the exam, as they are usually a little nervous, and motivated them to perform better. We have set up a control room that monitors examination centres in every college and school in the district… We have made proper arrangements.’

Over five lakh students are set to take their High School and Intermediate examinations. To ensure fairness, the state has established a state-level control room to monitor all 8,140 exam centres across Uttar Pradesh.

Deputy Director and Control Room Incharge Ram Shankar highlighted the significance of this initiative, stating, ‘This control room is connected to all the 8,140 exam centres in the state and their respective control rooms. We can monitor any exam centre in the state from here. This will help ensure the fair conduct of exams.’

The UP Board examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 this year will be conducted under the newly enforced Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024.

Speaking to ANI on Sunday, Gulab Devi stated, ‘Just like previous years, we will ensure cheating-free board exams. This time, the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024 has been passed—under this, there is a provision of INR 1 crore fine and life imprisonment for “cheating mafias”.’

She also noted that nearly 54.5 lakh students are expected to appear for the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations this year.

‘Approximately 54 lakh 50 thousand students—including 10th and 12th graders—are expected to appear for the examinations. The exams will start on February 24, and the last exam will be held on March 12,’ Gulab Devi said. She added that the statewide examinations would be centrally monitored from Lucknow.

(ANI)