Security measures in UP Board reply books to test misuse | Prayagraj Information – The Occasions of India

Prayagraj: In a serious transfer to forestall the swapping and misuse of reply sheets in Excessive College and Intermediate examinations, beginning Feb 18, the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Training Board (UP Board) launched a number of new security measures this 12 months.Board secretary Bhagwati Singh accredited these modifications to strengthen the integrity and transparency of the examination course of. For the primary time, the reply books had been printed in a vertical format and designed with enhanced safety markings. All pages now carry skinny margins on the left aspect in addition to on the prime. Inside these margins, the phrases “UP Board” had been printed in tremendous English lettering. These markings will not be simply seen to the bare eye and might solely be learn with particular effort, making duplication or substitute of reply sheets extraordinarily tough. The initiative was launched to keep up the sanctity of the examination course of. To curb using outdated reply books by dishonest syndicates, the board additionally modified the color scheme of directions and particulars printed on the quilt pages. For Excessive College examinations, the principle reply e-book now has particulars printed in brown, whereas the supplementary ‘B’ copy options inexperienced particulars. For Intermediate examinations, the principle reply e-book carries pink particulars, whereas the ‘B’ copy has sky-blue particulars. This color coding will assist invigilators and examiners simply determine real reply books. The board additionally standardised the variety of pages. Excessive College principal reply books comprise 16 pages, together with the quilt, whereas Intermediate principal reply books have 32 pages, together with the quilt. Each Excessive College and Intermediate ‘B’ copies encompass 12 pages every, together with the quilt. The overall variety of pages is clearly talked about on the quilt web page. Moreover, barcodes had been positioned on the quilt web page and the final web page of each reply e-book. Scanning the barcode will show whether or not the reply e-book belongs to the Excessive College or Intermediate examination, clearly establishing its authenticity as a UP Board doc. One other first-time characteristic is the introduction of small, clearly outlined packing containers for college students to fill in particulars reminiscent of roll quantity, examination medium, centre code, query paper code, examination date, shift and the variety of supplementary reply books hooked up. The board believes these measures will considerably cut back irregularities and guarantee honest conduct of examinations.