Lucknow: The results of the UP Board High School (Class 10) and Intermediate (Class 12th) examinations will be declared by the end of June, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said.
He said the evaluation of UP Board answer sheets, the work of which was badly affected and was delayed in view of the Sars-Cov-2 outbreak, has started again.
"The process of evaluation of answer sheets has already resumed in the green zones from May 5", said Sharma, who is also the state's education minister.
On the other hand, sharma said, in orange zones comprising of 36 districts the evaluation process will restart from May 12.
He said the work of evaluation of copies in red zones will be taken up last and the results will be declared by the end of June.
UP Board Class 10 and Class 12 are conducted by Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad (UPMSP).
In an exclusive interview with IANS, Dinesh Sharma said, "It is very difficult to run educational activities during the lockdown period. We have started online learning system in schools, colleges and institutions of higher studies from April itself; virtual classes are also being held. This will streamline the calendar for academic year. The whole process has helped develop a new concept of online teaching in India. This is a positive development."
On the question of the problems being faced by children in online teaching, Sharma said, "Some schools have used this as an excuse. Actually children enjoy online learning."
Class 10 High School Exams in Uttar Pradesh began on Februray 18, 2020 and continued till March 03, 2020. On the other hand, UP Board 2020 Class 12 Inter Exam were held between February 09 to March 06, 2020.
UP Board Class 10 result in 2019 was declared on April 27. The state had recorded an overall pass percentage of 80.07 in 2019. Gautam Raghuvanshi with 97.17 percent marks was state topper.
On the other hand, Tanu Tomar was Uttar Pradesh board 12th Intermediate 2019 topper. She had scored 97.83 per cent marks. The overall pass percentage of Uttar Pradesh Intermediate in 2019 examination was 70.06 percent - dropped by about 2.43 per cent as compared to 2018.
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