UP School Exams: Govt to slap NSA against those involved in copying racket
Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Secondary Education, Aradhana Shukla, said 51,92,689 candidates will appear for the UP board exams at 8,373 exam centres.
Press Trust of India | March 16, 2022 | 08:11 AM IST
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday said action under the National Security Act will be taken against those involved in organised copying racket in high school and intermediate exams conducted by the UP Board of Secondary Education.
The directives were given at a meeting held by Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra with all divisional commissioners, police commissioners, district magistrates and SSPs through video conferencing, an official statement said. He directed that zonal and sector magistrates should be deputed in districts to conduct copying-free examinations and they should regularly inspect and supervise the examination centres.
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Action under the NSA should be taken against those involved in organised copying racket, the officer said, adding that special attention should be paid to those spreading rumours.
In the meeting, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Secondary Education, Aradhana Shukla, said 51,92,689 candidates will appear for the UP board examination at 8,373 examinations centres in the state. CCTVs have been installed in each examination hall. The examinations will start from March 24.
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