Students not to be forced to take off shoes during UP Board exams

Allahabad | Thursday | 21st February, 2019

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But UP Board had failed to take any action on the issue.To ensure copying free exams, the UPSEB had conducted exams under the surveillance of CCTV cameras in 2018. This year, the state government has made audio-fitted cameras mandatory for the exams. But order has been issued to stop the inhuman practice, added Srivastava.Last year also incidents of examinees being forced to remove shoes and socks inside classes were reported from various parts of the state. Sharma holds the portfolio of secondary and higher education departments.Secretary, UPSEB, had on February 19 directed all the 75 DIoS conducting the exams across the state to ensure compliance of the order. In the absence of any mandatory technical requirements, centre managers installed CCTVs sans microphone to facilitate cheating by way of dictation..