Now there is no warning, the board will directly tighten its grip on teachers missing from jail duty:

News India Live, Digital Desk: Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council (UP Board) has taken a big decision for the integrity and smooth conduct of board examinations. The Council has made it clear that now no ‘warning’ will be given to teachers and room invigilators who remain missing from duty during the board exams. Strict punitive action and FIR will be registered against such negligent teachers.

No more warning: Board’s strict order

It was often seen that after being on duty, many teachers did not reach the examination center due to illness or other excuses. Due to this, the arrangements at the examination centers were affected. The Secretary of UP Board has directed all the District Inspectors of Schools (DIOS) that any teacher who does not join duty without any solid or pre-approved reason will be dismissed. ‘Indiscipline’ Will be considered guilty of.

What action will be taken against teachers?

According to the new guidelines of the board, the following penalties may fall on teachers who avoid duty:

salary deduction: In case of missing without notice, salary for the relevant days will be deducted.

FIR and legal action: In serious cases, an FIR will be lodged under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act.

Entry in service book: Adverse entry will be recorded in the teacher’s service book, which may affect future promotions.

Blacklisting: Such teachers can be excluded from any confidential and important responsibility of the board in future.

Digital Monitoring and Attendance

This time, digital mediums are also being used to track the attendance of teachers. Every teacher posted at the examination centers will have to submit his duty report on the online portal. Apart from this, random checking will also be done from the control room set up at the state level to see whether the teachers are present at their assigned seats or not.

Why is this strictness necessary?

UP Board exam is one of the biggest exams in the world. Crores of students participate in it. The Council believes that to make the examination cheating-free and transparent, it is essential for teachers to be disciplined. This step will also curb the gangs doing ‘setting’ in the name of duty.