UP Board flags 11 forged certificates in bar council verification drive

According to UP Board records, 70,766 of the 202,421 certificates received for scrutiny have been verified. Of these, 11 pertaining to Class 10 and Class 12 qualifications were found to be fake.

Published on: Jun 26, 2026, 03:04:03 IST

By K Sandeep Kumar, PRAYAGRAJ

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A verification exercise of educational credentials submitted by lawyers registered with the Bar Council of Uttar Pradesh has revealed 11 forged High School and Intermediate certificates, officials from the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UP Board) said.

Initiated last August following Supreme Court directions, the verification process is being conducted by the UP Board headquarters and its five regional offices to authenticate academic certificates submitted by advocates enrolled with bar councils across the state.

According to UP Board records, 70,766 of the 202,421 certificates received for scrutiny have been verified. Of these, 11 pertaining to Class 10 and Class 12 qualifications were found to be fake. Nine of the forgeries were detected in districts under the Prayagraj regional office, while one was identified in each of the Varanasi and Bareilly regions.

Records for examinations conducted before 1984 are being verified at the UP Board headquarters in Prayagraj, while certificates issued after 1984 have been sent to regional offices in Prayagraj, Varanasi, Meerut, Bareilly and Gorakhpur. As records from 2002 onwards are available online, Bar Council authorities have been advised to opt for digital verification.

Of the 60,873 certificates received by the Prayagraj regional office, only 6,242 have been verified, with nine found to be forged. Statewide, verification of the remaining 131,655 certificates continues.

“Instructions have been issued to expedite the verification process so that scrutiny of all pending certificates can be completed as soon as possible,” said UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh.

The ongoing exercise is expected to ensure the authenticity of educational qualifications furnished by practising lawyers and strengthen transparency in the legal profession.

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K Sandeep Kumar
K. Sandeep Kumar is Senior Assistant Editor and Bureau Head of Hindustan Times in Prayagraj, where he leads the newspaper's editorial coverage across the region. With more than 25 years of experience in journalism, he has built a reputation for credible, in-depth and impact-driven reporting on Uttar Pradesh's governance, politics, education, agriculture, science and technology, defence, infrastructure and development. Over the course of his career, Sandeep has consistently broken and tracked stories that have shaped public discourse, with a particular focus on policy, public institutions and issues that directly affect people's lives. His reporting combines rigorous fieldwork with data-backed analysis, making complex subjects accessible to a wide readership. He has also written extensively on human-interest stories that spotlight resilience, innovation and social change across urban and rural Uttar Pradesh. As Prayagraj Bureau Head, he mentors reporters, drives editorial planning and ensures comprehensive coverage of one of India's most politically and culturally significant regions. His work is marked by accuracy, balance and context, reflecting a commitment to public-interest journalism and high editorial standards. Through his reporting, Sandeep continues to chronicle the evolving social, economic and political landscape of Uttar Pradesh while delivering insightful and reliable journalism for Hindustan Times readers.Read More

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