UP Board 10th Exam 2021 Not Cancelled, UPMSP yet to take Decision on High School Exams: PUP Board 10th Exam 2021 Not Cancelled: Responding to media reports claiming that UP Board 10th Exam 2021 has been cancelled, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP) has issued clarification that no such decision has been taken yet.
The clarification comes following misleading and speculative reports about cancellation of UP Board 10th Exam 2021 were floated in media agencies saying that nearly 29 lakh students of the board were to be promoted to the next grade without holding any exams.
For 2021 session, a total of 56,03,813 candidates have registered for the Uttar Pradesh Classes 10 and 12 board exams this year. Out of the total registered students, 29,94,312 students have applied for Class 12 and 26,09,501 for Class 10 final exams.
Exams Stand Postponed for Now
As of now, UP Board’s clarification says that High School Exams of UP Board stand postponed due to the COVID-19 surge and the 2nd Wave that has been going on across the country since late April 2021. The board is yet to take any final decision about the upcoming board exams, be it in terms of cancellation or postponement. The clarification about the board exam being not cancelled so far was issued by UPMSP Secretary Divya Kant Shukla. “No decision has been taken,” Mr Shukla said when asked if the board will promote Class 10 students without exams.
Fake Date Sheet Busted by UP Board
With the postponement of UP Board Exams 2021, several speculative, misleading and fake news and reports about the Exams have been circulating on social media. Earlier this week, the UP Board warned students against a fake date sheet doing rounds on social media. Classes 10, 12 board exams will begin on 5th June 2021. Refuting claims of the fake date sheet, the Board issued a statement saying that “It is informed that the high school (Class 10) and intermediate (Class 12) examinations date sheet of the year 2021 was being circulated on WhatsApp dated 17-5-2021 which says that examinations will be held from 05 June 2021 to 25 June 2021. This timetable is absolutely fake. FIR will be registered against those who have circulated this fake news.”