Ensuring quality education, the Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad has made 75 per cent attendance mandatory for students appearing for their board exam next year.
According to reports, the UP Board has directed all the officials to inspect these schools regularly to keep eyes on teachers and students bunking classes.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had earlier reportedly issued an order to start mandatory self-defence training for girl students in government schools.
“It is a bid to bring UP Board academic activities on a par with the CBSE. However, the task of providing textbooks to lakhs of students would be quite daunting. At present, over 35 lakh students study in around 23,900 government, aided and unaided schools affiliated with the UP Board,“ senior UP Board officials informed media earlier.
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Total Number of schools affiliated to UP Board: 20,945 schools
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