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UP Board Exams Postponed: A major update has come up for the students preparing for the UP Board Exams 2025. The 10th (High School) and 12th (Intermediate) exams, originally scheduled for February 24 in Prayagraj, have been postponed in the view of Mahakumbh. State Minister of Secondary Education, Gulab Devi announced the update through an official notice, along with the new exam date.

Now the examinations will be held on Sunday, March 9, 2025, according to a notice issued by Uttar Pradesh Government Secondary Education Section Joint Secretary, Ashok Kumar.

There will be no change in the timing of the exams. They will be held in the same shifts as originally scheduled.

The exams, originally scheduled for February 24, were set to take place in two shifts: 8:30 am to 11:45 am and 2:00 pm to 5:15 pm. The subjects included Hindi Preliminary and Healthcare for Class 10, and Military Science, Hindi, and General Hindi for Class 12.

A total of approximately 202,000 candidates are registered for the exams in Prayagraj district. This includes 93,000 high school students and 109,000 intermediate students. The exams will be held across 335 centres in the district.

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So far, over 54 crore devotees have visited the Sangam and taken a holy dip during the Maha Kumbh. Due to the large number of pilgrims, severe traffic jams have been reported in several areas. In such circumstances, students preparing for the board exams were concerned about reaching their exam centres in Prayagraj on time. However, with this decision, they must have felt a sense of relief.

Speaking to news agency ANI Gulab Devi said, "57 crore people have taken holy dip in Maha Kumbh. To avoid the affect on Maha Kumbh as well as the students, the exams scheduled for 24th February have been postponed only in Prayagraj..."

Further, when asked about cheating incidents in the board exams, she said, "Special penalties will be levied on those who indulge in cheating. Under IPC, if any person assigned to conduct the examination does not perform his/her duty, then provision has been made for a maximum imprisonment of seven years and a fine... Additionally, if a person tries to pressurise or threaten someone who has the responsibility to conduct examinations, he will be liable to 10 years of imprisonment and a fine worth Rs 10 Lakhs..."

On Friday, Gulab Devi inaugurated the state level control room in Lucknow as a step towards making the UP Board's high school and intermediate exams free from cheating.

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