UP Board exam 2020: Centres to ensure 20 square feet space for each student

The board hopes that ensuring a minimum of 20 sq ft space for every examinee will help it conduct the UP board exams in a fairer manner

Examination halls holding UP Board exams would now have to ensure a minimum of 20 square feet of space for every student, the Hindustan Times reported, quoting officials . The Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad, commonly referred to as the UP Board, has issued instructions in this regard. The decision was taken after the board received reports that some centres lacked adequate space to manage examinees.

All district inspectors of school (DIoSes) have been instructed by the board to verify that schools vying to become centres of board examinations across the state have the required infrastructure.

The DIoSes have been instructed to