Prayagraj : UP Board is preparing to bar around 100 schools from hosting board examinations for three years after receiving complaints that they facilitated unfair means during the 2026 high school and intermediate examinations. The move is part of a wider exercise to identify institutions and examination personnel allegedly involved in compromising the integrity of the exams.
Citing provisions of Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, he said those found impersonating candidates or working as fake invigilators could face imprisonment of up to 10 years.
UP Board secretary Bhagwati Singh said the allegations concerning school managements and examination staff were being verified through the respective district inspector of schools offices (DIoS). Board is also drawing up a separate list of teachers, including invigilators and centre superintendents, against whom complaints of encouraging or facilitating cheating have been received. Singh also warned that UP Board would take stringent action against impersonators and people posing as authorised examination staff.
Schools found responsible for allowing or promoting unfair means will be kept out of the examination-centre network for three years, according to the proposed action. Board’s scrutiny comes ahead of the next examination cycle as it seeks to tighten the system for identifying and preventing malpractice.