Small towns' big push: Sitapur's Shikha Verma and Kashish Verma top UP boards

PRAYAGRAJ:The dominance of smaller districts continued connected the apical 5 ranks with students from Farrukhabad, Pratapgarh, Ambedkar Nagar, Mau, Saharanpur, Etawah, Fatehpur and Gonda bagging these ranks.

Notably, nary large city, including Prayagraj, featured prominently successful the apical 10, but 1 pupil from Kanpur astatine the seventh position. This accordant signifier crossed some examinations underscores the increasing world spot of smaller districts.Class X: Barabanki miss ranks 2nd with 97.5% marksIn Class X, Aditi from The Modern Academy Inter College, Barabanki, stood 2nd with 97.50% marks, portion the 3rd fertile was shared by Arpita from Sitapur, Rishabh Sahu from Lord Krishna Public High School, Jhansi, and Pari Verma from Barabanki, with 97.33% marks each. In Class XII, Nandani Gupta from Sarvodaya Jankalyan Inter College, Bareilly, and Shriya Verma from Maharani Laxmi Bai Memorial Inter College, Barabanki, shared the 2nd fertile with 97.2% marks. Surbhi Yadav from Sarvodaya Jankalyan Inter College, Bareilly, and Puja Pal from Maharani Laxmi Bai Memorial Inter College, Barabanki, were associated 3rd with 97% marks. UP Board caput Bhagwati Singh cited the creaseless and transparent behaviour of examinations arsenic a cardinal origin down this year's results.

Under authorities govt's "copy-free examination" initiative, a bid of technological and administrative reforms were implemented, helium said. In a first, integer attendance of students and teachers was ensured done an online portal and mobile application, enhancing transparency.

Class XII applicable examinations were conducted nether geo-fencing, with examiners marking attendance done geo-tagged photographs and OTP-based verification. Singh said information measures were further strengthened with the installation of jammers astatine delicate centres to curb unfair means. Answer sheets were redesigned successful A4 format with enhanced information features, portion marksheets were printed connected tamper-proof insubstantial with peculiar monograms disposable nether sunlight. Additionally, marks from valuation centres successful cities similar Meerut, Varanasi and Gorakhpur were uploaded regular to the board's portal, ensuring accuracy and velocity successful effect compilation. Singh added that these reforms, combined with the accordant show of students from smaller districts, bespeak a transforming acquisition ecosystem successful Uttar Pradesh wherever excellence is nary longer confined to large municipality centres.