Over 3.76 lakh less students registered for the state board high school (Class 10) and intermediate (Class 12) examinations to be held in 2024 in comparison to the figure in 2023, officials of the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, as the Prayagraj headquartered board is formally known, said.
For the exams to be held in the upcoming February, a total of 55,08,206 students have completed the registration procedure in comparison to 58,84,634 for the exams held this year, said board secretary Dibyakant Shukla, citing latest records.
The board had given schools time till October 10 to complete the online registration of students from classes 9 to 12.
UP Board officials maintain that a major reason for the decline was strict exams and anti-copying measures being implemented over the last few years. As such, candidates who hoped to pass the exams by resorting to cheating kept away from registering themselves, they added.
This time, 52,83,757 students of classes 9 and 11 completed the advance registration as per norms of the UP Board.
It is worth mentioning that a total of 51,92,616 students–27,81,645 of high school and 24,10,971 of intermediate–had registered for the board examinations in 2022. Meanwhile, the board has also intensified its preparations for the next edition of its examinations. The process of determining the examination centre is presently on, officials said.
TOTAL REGISTRATIONS:
CLASS 9
Male students : 14,45,413
Female : 13,08,924
Total : 27,54,337
CLASS 11
Male : 13,24,939
Female : 12,04,481
Total : 25,29,420
FOR HIGH SCHOOL EXAM
Male: 15,71,686
Female: 13,75,638
Total: 29,47,324
FOR INTERMEDIATE EXAM
Male: 14,12,806
Female: 11,48,076
Total: 25,60,882
