April 25, 2023: Prisoners lodged in different jails of Uttar Pradesh showed their inclination for improving their academic status by appearing in UP Board’s 2023 High School and Intermediate examinations, results of which were declared at Board’s headquarter on Tuesday.
As per results made available by the Board, inmates lodged in 19 jails of the state secured a significant 95.16 percent pass percentage in High School examination while in Intermediate exam, the same registered a satisfactory 69.23 percent result.
A total of 79 inmates of 19 prisons had registered themselves to take the High School examination, of which 62 inmates appeared in the exam and 59 managed to clear the same.
Similarly, in the Intermediate examination of the Board, a significant 90 inmates registered themselves for the examination, of which 65 appeared and 45 managed to clear the same.
Maximum inmates appear in UP Board exam in Ghaziabad jail
Of all the 19 prisons, Ghaziabad jail had the maximum count of inmates appear in both the examination. In High School exam, 12 got themselves registered, 8 appeared and all managed to clear the same while in Intermediate exam, 17 inmates got themselves registered for the exam, 13 appeared and 11 cleared the same.
Second highest count of inmates take Board exams in Hardoi jail
Similarly, in Hardoi jail, 12 inmates registered for High School exam, 11 appeared and 9 managed to clear the same while in Intermediate exam, 6 inmates got themselves registered for the exam, 5 appeared and 2 cleared the same.
Lucknow Jail witnessed third highest count of inmates take Board exams
Further in Lucknow jail, 8 inmates registered for High School exam, 5 appeared and all managed to clear the exam while in Intermediate exam, 11 inmates got themselves registered for the exam, 8 appeared and 6 cleared the same.
High School
Jail Registered Appeared Pass Percentage
Ghaziabad 12 8 8 100
Hardoi 12 11 9 81.82
Lucknow 8 5 5 100
Firozabad 7 6 6 100
Bulandshahar 5 5 5 100
Shahjahanpur 5 5 4 80
Kanpur Nagar 4 2 2 100
Meerut 3 3 3 100
Intermediate
Jail Registered Appeared Pass Percentage
Ghaziabad 17 13 11 84.62
Hardoi 6 5 2 40
Lucknow 11 8 6 75
Bulandshahar 6 3 2 66.67
Shahjahanpur 1 1 1 100
Meerut 2 1 1 100
Bareili 5 4 4 100
Agra 4 4 4 100
