UP Board schools to receive admit cards for 2020 exams by Jan 31

UP Board schools will receive admit cards for the forthcoming High School and Intermediate examinations 2020 by January 31, 2020.

Published on: Dec 16, 2019, 18:03:03 IST

Hindustan Times, Prayagraj | By Kenneth John

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UP Board schools will receive admit cards for the forthcoming High School and Intermediate examinations 2020 by January 31, 2020.

UP Board headquarter in Prayagraj. (HT Photo)

According to reports made available by the Board, all admit cards besides exam attendance format, list of examinee to appear at different examination centers, etc would be provided to the office of district inspector of schools (DIOS) in all the 75 districts latest by January 25, 2020 after which the same would be provided to all schools by January 31, 2020.

According to UP Board secretary Neena Srivastava, the schools will distribute admit cards to students in first week of February for which directives have been issued to all the DIOS in state.

It may be mentioned that the forthcoming 2020 High School and Intermediate examination of UP Board, scheduled to commence from February 18, 2020 onwards, will be held at 7786 examination centers in state.

A total of 56,01,034 students have got themselves registered for the forthcoming examinations including 30,33,961 students in high school and 25,67,073 students in intermediate examinations.

For ensuring a complete check on copying in the forthcoming examinations, the Board has made installation of CCTV Cameras, Voice Recorder, Router and Broadband facility in every center mandatory.

Moreover, for monitoring the examination a hitech control room is also likely to be set up in Education directorate, Lucknow for which special training would be provided to the team of officials of the department entrusted with the task of monitoring the same.

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Kenneth John
Kenneth John is a seasoned journalist with over three decades of reporting experience with different national dailies. As a correspondent with Hindustan Times, he is known for his impactful grassroots journalism, focusing on stories that amplify the voices of marginalised communities and bring issues of public concern into the spotlight. Over the years, he has reported extensively on education, women and child welfare, health, crime, infrastructure, environment, human rights, rural development, poverty, and public policy. His work has consistently highlighted the challenges faced by vulnerable sections of society, particularly in rural and underserved regions. Recognised for his investigative and human-interest reporting, his notable stories include exposing severe child malnutrition in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where he documented instances of children eating mud to cope with extreme hunger. These reports drew attention to serious gaps in welfare delivery and prompted discussions on policy intervention and accountability. A keen observer of social and cultural transformations, he has covered three Mahakumbhs and two Kumbh Melas at Prayagraj’s Sangam, reporting on their religious, social, cultural, and administrative dimensions. Among his most widely discussed exclusives was the story on Uttar Pradesh’s first all-women gang, “D39,” in Kaushambi, revealing how poverty, child marriage, and domestic abuse pushed several women toward crime. His journalism continues to combine investigative rigour with deep human sensitivity.Read More