Uttar Pradesh government had postponed Classes 10 and 12 board examinations a month ago and the authorities are yet to decide whether these exams will be cancelled amid a surge in coronavirus cases, recently a ‘fake’ date sheet of Class 12 and 10 board examinations are circulating on social media platforms. The date sheet is allegedly issued by the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP). However, Divya Kant Shukla, Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has confirmed that the viral date sheet is fake.
A total of 56,03,813 candidates have registered for the UPMSP Classes 10 and 12 board exams. Out of the total registrations, as many as 29,94,312 students have applied for Class 12 exams and 26,09,501 for Class 10 UPMSP exams. The number of female applicants in the UP Board exams have also increased from last year. 13,20,290 female students have applied for Class 12 board examinations and 11,35,730 female students have applied for Class 10 examinations this year.
