All is well in UP board exams: Dy CM Sharma

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma, who also holds the education portfolio, today asserted that all is well as far as the ongoing Uttar Pradesh board examinations are concerned.
Sharma made the assertion after making surprise inspections of at least three examination centres here and in neighbouring Barabaniki district in the wake of reports of 'mass copying' in the board examinations.
"Today, I conducted surprise inspections at three colleges, where students were appearing for the UP Board examinations. As far as the conduct of examinations is concerned, I am satisfied," the minister told PTI.
Sharma said during the surprise inspections, he also had a brief interaction with some of the students taking the state board examinations and they vowed they do not resort to unfair means.

"I conducted surprise inspections at three colleges, where students were appearing for the UP Board examination, I interacted with the students too for a few seconds," the minister said.
He added that the students repeatedly sought his introduction, but he merely told them that he was a teacher.

"I told the children that I am a teacher. To this, the students told me 'Sir, hum cheating nahi karte hain' (Sir, We do not resort to unfair means in examinations)," Sharma said and added he was satisfied with the conduct of examinations at various centres which he visited.
The examination centres that the UP Dy CM made surprise inspection are Avadh Academic College located in Chinhat here, besides two others in neighbouring Barabanki.

On the occasion, Sharma also told PTI that the UP government has decided to raise the 'protsaahan raashi' (motivational money) from the existing Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000 for those who get selected to the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun.
"This would encourage other youngsters from the state to join IMA," he said.
The deputy chief minister while interacting with teachers earlier in the day, laid emphasis on self-audit (of teachers).
"The results of the children would reveal the real picture," he said.