UP: Madrasa Board results declared; toppers to get Rs 1 lakh, tablet each

LUCKNOW: The annual examination results of madrassas affiliated to the Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrasa Education were declared on Wednesday. The exams were held in February-March.
The Board announced that top 10 students of secondary (munshi/maulvi), senior secondary (Aalim), Kamil and Fazil will each receive Rs 1 lakh, a tablet, medal and certificate.
In addition, state minister for minority welfare and Muslim waqf, Nand Gopal Gupta ‘Nandi’, announced that top three students of secondary and senior secondary in computer, mathematics and science subjects will each receive Rs 51,000, tablet, medal and certificate.
Money for these rewards will come from the Arabi-Farsi Madrassa Development Fund.
Budaun residents Mohammad Adil Khan and Saleem Akhtar secured the first rank in Kamil and Fazil, respectively. Kanpur Nagar student MU Kaif Khan topped in the secondary section.
“Our government wants madrassa students to have the Quran in one hand and a computer in the other. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed the declaration of the results,” said the minister.
The results were announced in the social welfare department here on Wednesday afternoon and were later uploaded on the Board’s website.
More than 1.8 lakh students had enrolled for the examinations held between February 25 and March 3, of whom 1.4 lakh took the exams at 552 centres across the state.
“A total 1,15,650 students have cleared the exams, half of whom are girls,” said registrar, UP Madrasa Board of Education, RP Singh. The pass percentage was 81.99%, which means that over 80% of students who took the exams passed. The pass percentage for girl students was 84% while that of boys was 79%.