Students will have to answer the questions by filling an Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet (Representational image).
The descriptive section will carry questions of 50 marks, while the remaining 20 marks will be allotted to the objective multiple choice questions (MCQ) section.
Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council (UPMSP) has announced that the High School (Class 10) board examinations will have a revised question paper pattern. According to the revised pattern, the question paper will be divided into two parts. The descriptive section will carry questions of 50 marks, while the remaining 20 marks will be allotted to the objective multiple choice questions (MCQ) section.
Students will have to answer these questions by filling the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheet. The OMR sheet will be evaluated using computer and making mistakes in marking the answers may lead to the entire sheet being invalid or rejected.
The board has now published a sample OMR sheet along with instructions to fill it up for answering objective questions in the exam.
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UPMSP Class 10 Board Exam: Instructions
Students must use blue or black ballpoint pen only to highlight the correct answers in the OMR sheet.
– To answer the question, the color of the chosen option corresponding to the question number should be completely colored in the circle. Remember to fill only within the bounds of the circle.
Do not overwrite or cut any option. Do not use whitener to erase wrong answers, as this may lead to rejection of the answer sheet.
Do not make any mark on the OMR sheet other than blotting the circle.
– Fill only one option for any question as there is only one correct answer.
You can check the sample OMR sheet and instructions in the official notice published on the board’s website upmsp.edu.in.
The UP Board had conducted the examination for class 9 using OMR sheets in the previous academic year 2021-2022. Uttar Pradesh Class 10 Board Exam will start from 16th February this year. The official notification states that these exams will be conducted in two shifts. The first shift will start from 8 am till 11:15 am. The afternoon shift will start at 2 PM and end at 5:30 PM. The schedule for the same can be found on the official website of the board.
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