Cheating mafia: UP Board to summon random copies from sensitive districts to control copying
The evaluation process of the UP Board — one of biggest examination bodies of the world in terms of examinees — is set to kick off at 253 evaluation centres from April 27. The Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education has decided to randomly summon answer sheets from districts infamous for mass copying and get it checked by experts in Allahabad. The step will help in the assessment of students of these districts and also detect foul play by copying mafia. It will also help the Board officials to get a benchmark of average marks for certain districts and minimize the possibility of over marking or biased evaluation by examiners. After deciding to get the copies of students scoring over 90 per cent in Board examinations re-evaluated by senior examiners, this is another attempt by the Board to rein in copying mafia. Many schools also try to illegally secure higher marks for some of its students to ensure their names on the merit list as the overall good result attract more stu