Uttar Pradesh Board may conduct classes 10, 12 exams in last week of March

PRAYAGRAJ: The authorities of UP Board have proposed conducting the next high school and intermediate examinations in the last week of March 2022.
This proposal was made keeping in mind the UP Assembly elections which are expected to be held in the first half of next year.
As per the academic calendar of 2021-22 released by the secretary of UP Board, Divyakant Shukla, students of classes X and XII will have to take practical examinations thrice this year. In view of the difficulties experienced in preparing the results amid the pandemic, many important changes have been made this time in home exams as well as board exams.
As per the academic calendar announced by the board, students of classes X and XII will have to appear in half-yearly practical exams in the second week of November 2021, followed by pre-board practical exams between January 24 and January 31, and final practical exams in the fourth week of February, informed UP Board secretary Divyakant Shukla.
In the third week of November 2021, students of classes X and XII will have their half-yearly written exams which will be held on the basis of the syllabus fixed for teaching till November 15 in the monthly academic calendar released by the board.
In the second week of December, the marks obtained by these students in the half-yearly exams will be uploaded by the respective schools on the official portal of UP Board.
UP Board officials said that the entire syllabus would be completed by the teachers by adopting online as well as offline modes of teaching.
Likewise, pre-board written exams of classes X and XII besides the annual home exams of classes IX and XI will be held in the first week of February 2022. The marks obtained by the students of X and XII in pre-board exams and by students of IX and XI in home annual exams will be uploaded by the respective schools on the UP Board’s portal by the third week of February 2022.
For mathematics and science students, UP Board in its academic calendar has fixed two classes every week for hands-on activities and experiential learning. Two classes per week have also been earmarked in the academic calendar for life skills education.