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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
335 UP Board schools to lose recognition over zero enrollment
Prayagraj: In a major move aimed at improving the quality and effectiveness of education in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (UP Board) has planned to revoke the recognition of 335 schools due to zero student enrollment over the past three years. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now These schools will receive notices to explain their situation, and if no valid reasons are provided, their recognition will be withdrawn. The UP Board had granted recognition to these schools, but they failed to attract students and didn't have any candidates for High School and Intermediate exams. To optimize resource allocation and ensure schools serve their designated areas, the UP Board is revoking recognition. This process is expected to conclude before the 2026 board exams. UP Board Secretary Bhagwati Singh said that strict action would be taken according to the rules against these non-functional schools. This move follows a similar effort in Dec 2022, when former secretary Dibyakant Shukla identified 178 schools with zero enrolment and served notices, leading to the cancellation of their recognition. Additionally, schools where mass cheating was detected during the 10th and 12th board exams may also face revocation of recognition. The Uttar Pradesh Public Examination (Prevention of Malpractices) Act, 2024, introduced tougher penalties, and the first board exams under this act were conducted in 2025. In another significant development, the UP Board granted recognition to 32 new unaided secondary schools across the state. Some of these schools have been approved for additional classes and subjects. The UP Board's recognition committee earlier sent proposals for 41 schools, out of which nine were not granted recognition. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This recognition is for the 2027 academic year, and registration for students in these schools has already begun. Prior to this, 87 unaided schools were granted recognition on June 25, 2025. Teachers' Union seeks revocation of online attendance rule A delegation from the Thakurai faction of the Secondary Teachers' Union submitted a memorandum to secretary Bhagwati Singh, demanding the revocation of the recent order regarding online attendance for teachers in UP Board schools. The union, led by state general secretary Lalmani Dwivedi, requested that the order issued on June 30 be rescinded. If the board does not comply, the union will hold a meeting on July 27 to decide the next course of action. The online attendance mandate has raised concerns among teachers, especially in rural areas where internet connectivity is poor.
Indian Express
30-06-2025
- Indian Express
Mumbai Police books 7 from Bihar for fraudulently gaining jobs at Currency Note Press Nashik
The Mumbai Police has booked seven people from Bihar's Nalanda district on Monday, for allegedly fraudulently getting recruited at Currency Note Press Nashik by clearing the qualifying exams with the help of dummies. The accused also allegedly submitted false certificates to get the jobs. Powai police have initiated an investigation into the matter. According to the complaint, the Currency Note Press Nashik conducted recruitment exam in 2022-23 for the posts of junior technician (stamp/control), junior technician (workshop/electrical) and supervisor and filled the vacancies after due process. A few weeks ago, the Currency Note Press received information that a few candidates have fraudulently cleared the exam to get the jobs. An inquiry was initiated and officials scanned the CCTV footage of the examination centre at the ION Digital Zone, in Powai, where the exam was held on March 13, 2022 and March 4, 2023. It was found that seven candidates from Bihar never gave the exams and had sent dummy candidates, who gave exams on their behalf, the complainant officer stated in the FIR. The accused candidates were identified as Raviranjan Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Shishupal Kumar, Ayushya Raj, Rajeev Singh, Sandeep Kumar and Ashutosh Kumar — all from Nalanda district in Bihar. The probe officers then checked the authenticity of the certificates submitted by the candidates, who got the jobs and were working. It was revealed that the ITI certificates and diploma certificates submitted by them were bogus, the FIR states. By such fraudulent acts, the accused did injustice to the deserving candidates and defrauded Currency Note Press, Nashik, the FIR added. The Currency Note Press filed a complaint with the Upnagar police station in Nashik against the seven accused persons. Nashik police registered a Zero FIR on the complait of Vikramsingh Chaudhary, 30, deputy manager (legal), and transferred the case to Powai police station for further investigation. Police have booked the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for cheating, forgery, criminal conspiracy, etc., and Maharashtra University Board and other specified examinations (Prevention of Malpractices) Act and are further investigating the matter. No arrest has been made yet, a police officer said. Police are also trying to track the dummy candidates who helped the accused in the exam.
