Days after 12th CBSE Board and ISCIE examinations were scrapped, State Government cancelled the Uttar Pradesh Secondary Board 12th examinations on Thursday.
Last week, UP government had cancelled X Board and announced to hold the XII Board exams in mid July, if the situation improved.
But after considering the situation and announcement of cancellation of XII Boards examination by CBSE and ICSIE, the UP Secondary Education Board too cancelled it on Thursday.
Deputy Chief Minister and State Secondary and Higher Education Minister Dr Dinesh Sharma said here that the decision to cancel the XII Board exams was taken by the UP government in the large interest of the students.
Now, over 26 lakh registered students of XII Board examinations will be passed and their marks would be given as per the assessment and pre- Board marks.