Deputy Chief Minister and Secondary Education minister Dinesh Sharma asked officials of Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education to declare examination schedule of UP Board, 2018 exams for Class X and XII by October end so that students could get enough time to prepare for exams.
The directives were given during a meeting with officials of Secondary Education department and UP Board held in lucknow on Thursday.
“Board officials should prepare the examination schedule of Class X and XII and declare it within October. This will give ample time to students and help them to prepare better,” Dr Sharma said.
The Secondary Education minister said that examination centres should be declared in such a way so that students could utilize its full capacity. “Those centres should selected which have never been blacklisted and have a good record,” he said.
Discussions were also held on the availability of NCERT books as the government was planning to shift to CBSE syllabus from the next academic session.
Additional Chief Secretary, Secondary and Higher Education, Sanjay Agarwal and other officials attended the meeting.