To ensure copying-free and transparent conduct of Uttar Pradesh Board examinations scheduled to be held from February 16, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued strict directives, including imposing National Security Act, against those involved in this unfair practice.
An FIR will also be lodged against the room invigilators and centre administrators involved in cheating. Stern action will be taken under the Gangster Act against those found obstructing the examination and affecting the system and their property will be attached.
For the first time, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered that static magistrates and sector magistrates would be appointed at each examination centre by the district magistrates.
They will be required to report to the district inspectors of schools along with the district magistrates after the examinations are over so that daily activities could be monitored. On the other hand, for the first time, a separate room will be made apart from the principal's room for strict monitoring of examination papers.
In addition, the copies will be kept in a double-lock cupboard and a CCTV will be installed for 24X7 monitoring. After the appointment of room inspectors, they will be imparted training before the exam. The sector magistrates, static magistrates, centre administrators and external centre administrators will also be trained in the district.
Yogi directed that a separate strong room be made for the safety of question papers with 24-hour deployment of two armed policemen and CCTV monitoring. He has also called for installation of voice-equipped CCTV cameras, DVRs, router devices and high-speed broadband connections at the examination centres.
Also, the presence of all three - centre administrator, external centre administrator and static magistrate at each centre - should be ensured while opening the question paper. Stern action should be taken against anyone found absent during this period. In such a situation, the permission of the district magistrate or the additional district magistrate will be necessary while opening the question papers.