PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun
For the Uttarakhand Vidyalayi Shiksha Parishad (UVSP) Board Examinations 2027, 123 exam centres have been proposed in Dehradun district where 24,518 students will appear.
According to officials, a district-level committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of district magistrate Ashish Chauhan to determine exam centres, make arrangements for sensitive and remote centres and ensure smooth conduct of examinations. The status of examination centres and arrangements as per prescribed standards were discussed in detail.
Officials said that according to the proposed data, a total of 13,576 candidates are registered for class X, including 13,472 institutional and 104 private candidates. Similarly, a total of 10,942 candidates are registered for class XII, including 10,684 institutional and 258 private candidates.
According to the details presented to the committee, three sensitive examination centres have been proposed in the district for the 2027 board examinations, while the number of highly sensitive centres is zero. The sensitive centres include Shri Bharat Mandir Inter College in Rishikesh, DAV Inter College Karanpur in Raipur, and Government Inter College Bhatad in Chakrata. Officials said the high number of examinees and distance to the centre were considered as reasons for marking them as sensitive.
The details of examination centres in six development blocks of the district were also presented in the meeting. According to this, 36 centres for class X and 35 for class XII have been proposed in Raipur, 30 and 30 respectively in Doiwala, 15 and 14 in Sahaspur, 21 and 19 in Vikasnagar, eight and eight in Kalsi and 13 and 11 in Chakrata. The total number of centres proposed is 123 for high school and 117 for intermediate.
Officials said the committee was also presented with details of schools where the number of examinees is below the prescribed standard of 60 students. The proposal includes seven such schools where exam centres are proposed to be set up considering difficult geographical conditions and transportation difficulties. The objective is to ease difficulties faced by students in remote areas.
The DM directed officials concerned to conduct on-site inspections of examination centres in remote areas.
